Right now, on America this morning, terror plot boarded the alleged plan to attack Taylor Swift concert officials uncovering bomb making supplies, but we're learning about the suspects.

Breaking overnight, Debbie makes landfall for a in time, the tropical storm dumping catastrophic rain, reaching dams, overwhelming neighborhoods. The biggest concern is the storm moves inland into the these.

Battle for the battlegrounds. If you

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Vice president Harris interrupted by protesters in Michigan, while her running mate faces questions about his military service.

Also, this morning, the new claims about Hunter Biden and his business dealings.

It was an underwater tragedy on a voyage to the Titanic. Now a $50,000,000 legal battle over the Titan submersible implosion, and new relations about the passengers' final moments.

Water warning, how a balloon triggered a water crisis in a major US city.

A major come from behind win for team USA at the Olympics and the big day ahead.

And later, rising from the ashes, a special look back 1 year after the deadly while fires that devastated Maui displacing thousands of people, the signs of hope and resilience.

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Now, Andrew Dembert, we begin with the alleged terror targeting Taylor Swift fans, the singer now canceling several concerts in Europe. Yeah.

Many Americans have been traveling to Europe this summer to see Swift, but now security concerns are front and center. Welcome to the ARRIS. This morning, Taylor Swift is canceling all her concerts in Vienna after authority they uncovered a terror plot targeting Swift's tour. Austria police announcing they stopped an ISIS inspired attack. At least 2 suspects taken into custody.

Authorities said 3 others were still on the run overnight. Investigators say the men arrested were radicalized online with 1, a 19 year old from Austria recently pledging allegiance to ISIS.

ISIS is still out there. They are still active. They are still online and they are still recruiting.

A bomb squad was seen removing chemicals from 1 of the suspect's homes, testing for possible explosives, but officials say any potential bombs would not have been ready in time for this week's concerts. The Austrian Chancellor saying the situation surrounding the apparently planned terrorist attack in Vienna was very serious adding the threat was recognized early, combated, and a tragedy prevented. Isis has not claimed responsibility. But it has been behind attacks on other concerts. A gunman killed 60 people in Moscow in March.

An ISIS backed bomber killed 22 fans in an Ariana Grande concert in 2017. We are not down. Swift was scheduled to take the stage in Austria 3 times this week. The sold out shows were expected to draw 65 1000 fans each night inside the Ernst Happel stadium, another 15,000 outside. The threat comes just a week after 3 children in the UK were stabbed during a Taylor Swift themed dance class.

A local teenager was arrested. Police say that had attack was not terror related.

Tropical storm Debbie has made a second landfall this time near Bulls Bay, South Carolina. Storm is set to soak the eastern seaboard ahead of this weekend with 10 more inches of rain possible in some areas. In Georgia, another dam breach was reported north of Savannah. Emergency crews have performed dozens of high water rescues and 6 inches of rain in the Carolinas prompted rare flash flood warnings all the way to Southern Virginia. We'll check your forecast in just a few moments.

Now to the race for president and the attacks over vice presidential candidate, Tim Walls's military record and his claim that he carried weapons in war even though he saw no comeback. Meanwhile, at a rally last night, vice president Kamala Harris directly confronted a group of protesters. ABC's Perry Resom has much more on both. Perry, good morning.

Breanne, good morning to you. Those protesters were demanding a cease fire in Gaza, a key issue in the battleground state of Michigan.

An estimated 15,000 supporters greeting vice president Kamala Harris and her running mate governor Tim Walls in Michigan last night.

This elections about which direction this country is gonna go in. We know Donald Trump's taken us backwards and don't believe the act he's playing dumb

Michigan is home to the largest Muslim American population in the country. Pro Palestinian protesters interrupting Harris chanting we won't vote for genocide.

If you want Donald Trump to win, then say that. Otherwise, I'm speaking. I'm here because we believe in democracy. Everyone's voice matters, but I am speaking now.

Hours earlier Harris and Walls in Wisconsin.

As was former president, Trump's running mate senator JD Vance speaking at a manufacturing plan.

But 1 thing we know is that you cannot manufacture in this country unless you have access to low cost power. And we happen to be sitting on the Saudi Arabia of natural gas in this country.

The candidate's planes landing on the same tarmac where Vance got a close-up look at Harris's plane Air Force 2.

I just want to check out my future claim.

Vance is now questioning Wall's military record after Walls made this claim while talking about gun restrictions.

And we can make sure that those weapons of war that I carried in war is the only place where those weapons were at.

Wall served in the army national guard for 24 years and acknowledges he did not see active combat.

Well, which war did you carry a gun in? Because he apparently never went to a war zone. That is a totally reasonable question to ask. And I think the evidence at this point is overwhelming that he lied about serving in a combat zone.

Walls retired honorably from the National Guard in 2005. 2 months before his unit was deployed to Iraq. He then ran for Congress and was a vocal critic of the Bush Administration's work policies. The Harris campaign saying governor Walls would never insult or undermine any American service to this country.

Donald Trump, he sees the world differently than we see it.

He has no

again and again and again again and again and again. This guy weakens our country to strengthen his own hand.

Meanwhile, former president Trump says a new debate with Harris will be announced soon, but he did not elaborate. It comes after Trump backed out of a September debate on ABC.

And then back at the White House president Biden is revealing new concern about the outcome of the election telling CBS, he's not confident at all there will be a peaceful transfer of power if Trump loses. Andrew.

Alright, Perry. Thank you. New accusations against president Biden's son. Prosecutors claim Hunter Biden took payments from a Romanian oligarch while his father was vice president to influence US policy. The claims are the closest special counsel David Weiss has come to tying president Biden to his son's business dealings.

Weiss's Office claims Hunter was among 3 people who split more than $3,000,000 working for the Romanian businessman.

Vladimir Putin is vowing to crush, Ukraine's unprecedented incursion into Russia. Ukrainian forces launched the surprise attack, the 1st large scale assault across the border since the start of the war. Video allegedly shows Russian soldiers being taken prisoner, as well as Russian forces bombing Ukrainian troops and tanks. Pro Kremlin military blogger say the Ukrainian seized several villages, advancing nearly 10 miles into Russian territory. Ukraine has not commented on the operation.

We turn now to a $50,000,000 wrongful death lawsuit stemming from the doomed Titan Submersible, which imploded year during a voyage to the Titanic. The lawsuit describes the mental anguish of the victims. Here's ABC's Andrea FUGE.

This morning, a new lawsuit claims everyone onboard the Titan underwater submersible knew they were about to die in the moments before the vessel imploded. 5 people were killed while traveling to the wreckage of the Titanic. Among them, French explorer, Paul Arie Narjali. His family is suing Ocean Gate The vessel's parent company. The $50,000,000 lawsuit claims the crew dropped waits about 90 minutes into the dive indicating they tried to abort the mission.

The lawsuit claiming the crew may well have heard the carbon fibers crackling noise grow more intense as the weight of the water pressed on the Titan's hull. By experts reckoning, they would have continued to descend in full knowledge of the vessel's irreversible failures, experiencing terror and mental anguish prior to the Titan ultimately imploding. The youngest victim was 19 year old Soule Mandawood. He and his father were on the voyage together.

The sentence we lost come, I think that would be a sentence I would never want to hear in my life again.

Ocean Gates founder Stockton Rush also died. The suit accuses Rush and ocean gate of designing, building, and operating the Titan in almost every way in a manner out side, the norms of the diving community and industry, driven by Russia's apparent obsession with being remembered for innovation Rush was interviewed 2 years before the doomed voyage about his unconventional methods.

We run the whole thing with this game controller.

The suit claims the wireless electronic system was faulty, and the game controller would not work without a constant power source. An ocean gate spokesperson had no comment on the lawsuit. The cause of the implosion is under investigation. The coast guard hearing is scheduled for next month. Rhiannon?

Andrew?

Alright, Andrea. Thank you for that. A new water warning in New Orleans, all because of a mishap involving a balloon, a metallic party balloon, hit power lines briefly knocking out power at a water treatment plant. So now most of New Orleans is under a boil water notice until water samples are tested.

Time now for your Thursday weather.

Good morning with landfall behind we're moving forward, but the flooding rain will still be a concern in this Thursday in Charlotte and moving through the I 81 card or this evening and tonight into the northeast through Friday, very heavy rain. We're still wrapping up the rainfall, though, in areas like the low country of South Carolina on the backside of the storm, 18 to 24 inches of rain, some 4 to 8 inches in areas around Charlotte mainly today. And to Friday, the interior northeast will see 4 to 8 inches for AccuWeather. I'm Jeff Cornish for ABC News.

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Hawaii's governor, yes, today toward a newly completed temporary housing project.

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Vice president Kamala Harris is campaigning in Michigan again today after rallying crowds in Detroit and Wisconsin yesterday. Trump running mate, JD Vance, is attacking Harris's running mate over his military record, accusing Tim Walls of lying about his service.

In Georgia says a new AP African American Studies course will be available for high school students. It comes just weeks after Rich Woods claimed the class would violate the state's so called divisive Concepts law.

A federal judge has ruled Harvard failed its Jewish students. The university was sued over its handling of protests after the October 7th attack on Israel. The judge's ruling allows the lawsuit to move forward.

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Right now, on America this morning, terror plot boarded the alleged plan to attack a Taylor Swift concert officials uncovering bomb making supplies, but we're learning about the suspects.

Breaking overnight, Debbie makes landfall for second time the tropical storm dumping catastrophic rain, reaching dam's overwhelming neighborhoods. The biggest concern as the storm moves inland into the northeast.

Battle for the battlegrounds. If you want Donald Trump to win, then that. Otherwise, I'm speaking.

Vice president Harris interrupted by protesters in Michigan, while her running mate faces questions about his military service.

Also, this more the new claims about Hunter Biden and his business dealings.

It was an underwater tragedy on a voyage to the Titanic. Now a $50,000,000 legal over the tightened submersible implosion and new revelations about the passengers' final moments.

Triggered a water crisis in a major US city.

A major come from behind win for team USA at the Olympics and the big day ahead.

And later, rising from the ashes, a special look back 1 year after the deadly wildfires that devastate Maui displacing thousands of people, the signs of hope and resilience.

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Now, Andrew Dember, we begin with the alleged terror plot targeting Taylor Swift fans, the singer now canceling several concerts in Europe.

Yeah. Many Americans have been traveling to Europe this to see swift, but now security concerns are front and center. Welcome to the Harris tour. This morning, Taylor Swift is canceling all her concerts in Vienna after authorities say they uncovered a terror plot targeting swift's tour. Austrian police announcing they stopped an ISIS inspired attack, at least 2 suspects taken into custody.

Authorities said 3 others were still on the run overnight. Investigators say the men arrested were radicalized online with 1, a 19 year old from Austria recently pledging allegiance to ISIS.

Isis is still out there. They are still active. They are still online, and they are still recruiting.

A bomb squad was seen removing chemicals from 1 of the suspect's homes, testing for possible explosives, but officials say any potential bombs would not have been ready in time for this week's concerts. The Austrian Chancellor saying the situation surrounding the apparently planned terrorist attack in Vienna was very serious adding the threat was recognized early, combated, and a tragedy prevented. Isis has not claimed responsibility, but it has been behind attacks on other concert A gunman killed 60 people in Moscow in March. Home charge. And an Isis that Bummer killed 22 fans at an Ariana Grande concert in 2017.

We are not down. Swift was scheduled to take the stage in Austria 3 times this week. The sold out shows were expected to draw 65,000 fans each night inside the Ernst Happel Stadium, another 15,000 outside. The threat comes just a week after 3 children in the UK were stabbed during a Taylor Swift themed dance class. A local teenager was arrested.

Police say that attack was not terror related.

Tropical storm Debbie has made a second landfall this time here at Bulls Bay, South Carolina. Storm is set to soak the eastern seaboard ahead of this weekend. With 10 more inches of rain possible in some areas. In Georgia, another dam breach was reported north of Savannah. Emergency crews have performed dozens of high water rescues and 6 inches of rain in the Carolinas prompted rare flash flood warnings all the way to Southern Virginia.

We'll check your forecast in just a few moments.

Now to the race for president and the attacks over vice presidential candidate Tim Walls's military record and his claim that he carried weapons in war even though he saw no combat. Meanwhile, at a rally last night, vice president Kamala Harris directly confronted a group of protesters. ABC's Perry Russem has much more on both. Perry, good morning.

Rhianne, good morning to you. Those protesters were demanding a cease fire in Gaza, a key issue in the battleground state of Michigan.

An estimated 15,000 supporters greeting vice president Kamala Harris and her running mate governor Tim Walls in Michigan last night.

This elections about which direction this country is gonna go in. We know dumb Trump's taken us backwards and don't believe the act he's playing dumb

Michigan is home to the largest Muslim American population in the country. Pro Palestinian protesters interrupting Harris, chanting we won't vote for genocide.

If you want Donald Trump to win, then say that. Otherwise, I'm speaking. I'm here because we believe in Democracy see. Everyone's voice matters, but I am speaking now.

Hours earlier Harris and Walls in Wisconsin.

As was former president Trump's running mate senator, JD Van, speaking at a manufacturing plant.

But 1 thing we know is that you cannot manufacture in this country unless you have acts us to low cost power. And we happen to be sitting on the Saudi Arabia of natural gas in this country.

The Canada's planes landing on the same tarmac where Vance got a close-up look at Harris's plane, Air Force 2.

I just wanted to check out my future plane.

Vance is now questioning Walls's military record after walls made this claim while talking about gun restrictions.

And we can make sure that those weapons of war that I carried in war is the only place where those weapons were at.

Wall served in the army national guard for 24 years and acknowledges he did not see active combat.

Well, which war did you carry gun in because he apparently never went to a war zone. That is a totally reasonable question to ask. And I think the evidence at this point is overwhelming that he lied about serving in a So

Walls retired honorably from the National Guard in 2005. 2 months before his unit was deployed to Iraq. He then ran for Congress and was a vocal critic of the Bush Administration's work policies. The Harris campaign saying governor Walls would never insult or undermine any American service to this country.

Donald Trump, he sees the world differently than we see it.

He has no understanding of service

because he's too busy servicing himself. Again,

and again and again again and again and again. This guy weakens our country to strengthen own hand.

Meanwhile, former president Trump says a new debate with Harris will be announced soon, but he did not elaborate. It comes after Trump backed out of a September debate on ABC.

And then back at the White House president Biden is revealing new concern about the outcome of the election telling CBS he's not confident at all will be a peaceful transfer of power if Trump loses. Andrew? Alright, Barry. Thank you.

New accusations against president Biden's son. Prosecutors claim Hunter Biden took payments from a Romanian oligarch while his father was vice president to influence US policy. The claims are the closest special counsel David Weiss has come to tying president Biden to his son's business dealings. Weiss's office claims Hunter was among 3 people who split more than $3,000,000 worth for the Romanian businessman.

Vladimir Putin is vowing to crush Ukraine's unprecedented incursion into Russia. Ukrainian forces launched the surprise attack. The 1st large scale assault across the border since the start of the war. Video allegedly shows Russian soldiers being taken prisoner, as well as Russian forces bombing Ukrainian troops and tanks. Pro Kremlin military bloggers say the Ukrainian seized several villages advancing nearly 10 miles into Russian territory.

Ukraine is not commented on the operation.

We turn now to a $50,000,000 wrongful death lawsuits stemming from the doomed Titan submersible, which imploded last year during a voyage to the Titanic. The lawsuit describes the mental anguish of the victims. Here's ABC's Andrea FUGE.

This morning, a new lawsuit claims everyone onboard the Titan underwater submersible knew they were about to die in the moments before the vessel imploded. 5 people were killed while traveling to the wreckage of the Titanic. Among them, French explorer, Paul Arry Najali, His family is suing Oceangate, the vessel's parent company. The $50,000,000 lawsuit claims the crew dropped waits about 90 minutes into the dive indicating they try to abort the mission. The lawsuit claiming the crew may well have heard the carbon fibers crackling noise grow more intense as the weight of the water pressed on the Titan's hull.

By experts reckoning, they would have continued to descend in full knowledge of the vessel's irreversible failures, experiencing terror and mental anguish prior to the titan, ultimately imploding. The youngest victim was 19 year old Souleman Dawood. He and his father were on the voyage together.

The sentence we lost come. I think that would be a sentence I would never want to hear in my life again.

Ocean Gates founder Stockton Rush also died. The suit accuses Rush and ocean gate of designing, building, and operating the Titan in almost every way in a manner out side the norms of the diving community and industry, driven by Russia's apparent obsession with being remembered for innovation. Rush was interviewed 2 years before the doomed voyage about his unconventional methods.

We run the whole thing with this game controller.

The suit claims the wire electronic system was faulty, and the game controller would not work without a constant power source. An ocean gate spokesperson had no comment on the lawsuit. The cause of the implosion is under investigation. The coast guard hearing is scheduled for next month. Rhiannon?

Andrew?

Alright, Andrea. Thank that a new water warning in New Orleans, all because of a mishap involving a balloon, a metallic party balloon, hit power lines briefly knocking out power at a water treatment plant. So now most of New Orleans is under a boil water notice until water samples are tested.

Time now for your Thursday weather.

Good morning. With landfall behind us, we're moving forward, but the flooding rain will still be a concern in the Thursday in Charlotte and moving through the I 81 card or this evening and tonight into the northeast through Friday, very heavy rain. We're still wrapping up the rainfall, though, in areas like the low country of South Carolina on the backside of the storm, 18 to 24 inches of rain. Some 4 to 8 inches in areas around Charlotte mainly today. And to Friday, the interior northeast will see 4 to 8 inches.

For AccuWeather, I'm Jeff Cornish for ABC News.

Coming up the Hollywood actor arrested for what's being described as violent sexual salt.

Also ahead, historic gold for team USA at the Olympics. Plus, the 51 year old Olympic skateboarder proving age is just a number.

And laid a new crackdown at Costco.

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Rapinelli has been arrested near

Saint Louis. Police say He was carrying ecstasy pills in a casino. His lawyer claims over Zealous police conducted an improper search.

A Hollywood has been arrested on sexual assault charges, and detectives are now looking for more victims. Police in Los Angeles say Gabriel Old used his experience in the film industry to lure women. He's accused of raping several of them. Old start in numerous films and TV shows, including party of 5 and NCIS.

Out of the Olympics, it's a big day for Sprinter, Noah Lyles, otherwise known as the fastest man alive on a quest to match Hussain Bolt The US leads in all metal counts entering competition today, but it hasn't all been smooth sailing. A tough day on the track during day 12 of the Paris games. The women's hundred meter hurdles kicking off with a tough break for Australia. The runner tripping on the 3rd barrier, but still managing to finish the race similar scenes during both heats of the men's 5000 m races. In the first heat, a brutal 4 man pile up, runners from Britain and France knocking elbows, triggering a chain that left 3 racers on the ground.

Then team USA missing out on the chance at a medal after a trip in the final moments of the second heat. But the worst fall of the day came during the steeple chase in Ethiopian runner tripped and hit his head getting knocked out on the track. He was carted away on a backboard and is expected to be okay. He wasn't all bad. No.

Elias easily won his heat moving on to the 2 hundred meter finals today.

The race was anyone at that point.

And a big day for Quincy Hall taking gold after a dramatic come from behind win in the 4 hundred meter final.

I just wanted to keep doing what my coach told me to do. Just keep driving. Keep driving.

And cyclists for team USA with a huge win in the women's team pursuit Kristen Faulkner claiming her second goal of the games. Rad Dad's skateboarder, Andy McDonald, may not have won a medal, but at 51 years old, He won the hearts of fans even while placing 18th. Meanwhile, a major upset in women's wrestling after India was disqualified during the weigh ins for the final. Despite drastic measures like cutting her hair and forgoing water, Vanish Fogat was barred from competing after she came in weighing a 100 grams over the limit That's about the weight of a bar of soap. Because India was disqualified, the US took gold.

Coming up next an 8 day mission to space could turn into 8 months.

Also ahead, 1 year after the fires that devastated Maui killing more than a hundred people, how the island is bouncing back.

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What was supposed to be an 8 day trip for astronauts on the Boeing Starliner? They turned into an 8 month ordeal. NASA says Barry Wilmore and SUNy Williams may not be able to return to earth until February. The space agency is considering using the Elon Musk company SpaceX To get the pair home, which would be a major blow to Boeing, the Starliner spacecraft has suffered from mechanical issues.

1 year since the historic fire disaster on Maui, the Hawaiian island left devastated. More than a 100 lives lost. 1000 of people displaced untold property damage, but now 1 year later, we returned, and we found hope and resilience. 1 year ago today, the town of Lahaina on Maui was nearly burned off the map

I immediately knew that morning something was off, just

the way the wind blew.

Left behind were barren landscapes of charred debris, At least 102 people were killed. 12,000 were forced from their homes. Today, the community says it is committed to rising from the ashes.

1st year was about survival. The 2nd year will be about rebuilding.

Hawaii's governor yesterday toured a newly completed temporary housing project.

A lot of housing is gonna be, going up in the next, say, month to 3 years.

83 year old, Tom Liu, lost everything in the fire. His neighbors rallied around him providing housing and support. And now he is rebuilding what was his dream home.

I tell people that I actually lived in the Aloha spirit. You know, everybody hears about Aloha spirit. You know, it's it's just saying to Oh, yeah. Yeah. Allah hard spirit, but I experienced it.

Officials say only a small fraction of the 4000 displaced households are still staying in hotels. 2 major investigations into the fire and the government's response are still not complete. But days ago, a settlement was reached for the victims. The defendants, including the state, the county, and Hawaiian Electric, agreed to pay $4,000,000,000 to settle claims related to the fire as the community heals, so does nature.

We will be cutting out some more of the tree, but doing okay.

This 151 year old banyan tree scorched in the fire is coming back to life.

Trees looking really well. A big beautiful leaves on it. Matter of fact, it has fruit it's fruiting, which is great. It has giant seeds all over it.

What a sign of hope. We have extensive coverage marking 1 year since the disaster. Maui Strong 808 rising from the ashes streves tonight on ABC News Live. And our primetime special here on ABC, Maui Rising, the fight for Hawaii's future airs tomorrow at 80

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Time to check the pulse, so we begin with a crackdown at Costco.

Flashing your membership card at the door will no longer be a thing now to discourage card sharing. Costco is installing membership scanners.

Uh-oh. Technology was earlier this year, and Costco realized lots of shoppers were borrowing another member's card. Next, being compared to vice president presidential candidate Tim Walls is not enough for Steve Martin.

Martin has reportedly turned down an offer to play the Minnesota governor on Saturday night live. Martin says he was only pissed because of his hair and glasses. Next, you've always wanted to stay at Polly Pocket's house if you have. Now is your chance.

Plastic house is now in Airbnb in Massachusetts. It's 42 feet tall with all the accessories and just $89 to stay. And finally, would you wear a pretzel perfume.

Andy Ann's is releasing a new fragrance inspired by a food court favorite. The Udi pretzel called knead smells like buttery dough. Why not?

And it'll be available online next week in case interested in smelling like a snack. Top headlines next.

They call him the beauty queen killer. He's targeting young women in molds.

I am single. I wonder if you are only, remember on Monday.

Keith Orchard, me.

How did she survive? 9 days of terror.

The word accomplice came up. Nobody knows the real story.

The beauty queen killer, only on Hulu.

GMA surprised people across the country, helping find thousands in unclaimed money.

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This is her night and shining armor. Everything felt right.

All of a sudden, I found this hidden folder. I opened it I don't think I can say it. I'm sorry. It's shocking. My stomach just dropped.

He just really didn't think I had it in me to be something. So I did. Betrayal of father's secret, the all new season on Hulu.

Checking more top stories now hears of a terror attack forced the cancelation of 3 Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna. Authorities arrested 2 suspects accused of plotting to target 1 of Swift shows. They say both suspects were radical online to support Isis.

Vice president Kamala Harris is campaigning in Michigan again today after rallying crowds in Detroit and Wisconsin yesterday. Trump running mate, JD Vance, is attacking Harris's running mate over his military record, accusing Tim Walls of lying about his service.

The top school official Georgia says a new AP African American Studies course will be available for high school students. It comes just weeks after Richard Wood claimed the class would violate the state's so called divisive Concepts law.

A federal judge has ruled Harvard failed its Jewish students. The university was sued over its handling of protests after the October 7th attack on Israel. The judge's ruling allows the lawsuit to move forward.

Today's weather towers in the northeast. Debbie soaks the south with up to 10 more inches of rain, mostly dry in the Midwest and more heat in the west.

And finally, the creative making Clay Pottery.

Danny new shows us.

Even though today is international cat day You would never think of mama as clingy.

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all. If you ask most kitties, every day is about them.

You ready, bud?

Thus, art teacher and potter Sophia Galasini here, Probably should have guessed that when she bought a pottery wheel for her Chicago home last summer, Momo would say, well, obviously, this is mine now.

He just always wanted to be in the room, regardless of I was working on stuff or not.

All the Momo could just not resist adding his finishing touches on her mugs, bowls, and vases. Call him, Patrick Swayzey, or Demi Miow. Then this past February, Sophia decided to post some videos of Momo at work and Not surprisingly, they immediately went viral. 1 commenter writing, I never knew I'd ever be addicted to a cat making pottery, but here I am. I

was just super, super wild.

After that, Sophia fired up the killing and started selling Momo's creations, which are all sold out now. They're taking a little break.

I don't wanna, you know, have this be something that he doesn't enjoy.

Now why does Momo enjoy this pottery wheel so much. Well, Sophia thinks it might be because as you can see, Momo might be the only cat on earth who loves getting wet. So, yeah, Clay is no issue for him. Guys, Sophia says she is planning another sale for September, and I'm hoping to order a custom made pot that's around this size. So my cat pepper can enjoy a nice smooth ceramic finish in her cat tree.

I bet is just gonna knock it over.

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Have a great day, everyone.

Right now, on America this morning, terror plot boarded the alleged plan to attack a Taylor Swift concert officials uncovering on making supplies, but we're learning about the suspects.

Breaking overnight, Debbie makes landfall for a second time the tropical storm dumping catastrophic rain, reaching dams, overwhelming neighborhoods. The biggest concern is the storm moves inland in to the northeast.

Battle for the battlegrounds.

If you want Donald Trump to win, then say that. Otherwise, I'm speaking.

Vice president Harris interrupted by protesters in Michigan while her running mate faces questions about his military service.

Also, this morning, the new claims about Hunter Biden and his business deal

It was an underwater tragedy on a voyage to the Titanic. Now a $50,000,000 legal battle over the Titan submersible and blow and new revelations about the passengers' final moments.

Water warning how a balloon triggered a water crisis in major US city.

A major come from behind win for team USA at the Olympics and the big day ahead.

And later, rising from ashes, a special look back 1 year after the deadly wildfires that devastated Maui displacing thousands of people that signs of hope and resilience.

It's overwhelming. You know, that's I'm I'm whoever attitude, you know, to these people.

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Now, Andrew Dembert, we begin with the alleged terror plot targeting Taylor Swift fans, the singer now canceling several concerts in Europe.

Yeah. Many Americans have been traveling to Europe this summer to see swift, but now security concerns are front and center. Welcome to the Harris Stewart. This morning, Taylor Swift is canceling all her concerts in Vienna after authorities say they uncovered a terror plot targeting swift tour. Austrian police announcing they stopped an Isis inspired attack at least 2 suspects taken into custody.

Authorities said 3 others were still on the run overnight. Investigators say the men arrested were radicalized online with 1, a 19 year old from Austria recently pledging allegiance to ISIS.

Isis is still out there. They are still active. They are still online, and they are still recruiting.

A bomb squad was seen removing chemicals from 1 of the suspect's homes, testing for possible explosives, but officials say any potential bombs would not have been ready in time for this week's concerts. The Austrian Chancellor saying the situation surrounding the apparently planned terrorist attack in Vienna was very serious adding the threat was recognized early, combated, and a tragedy prevented. Isis has not claimed responsibility. But it has been behind attacks on other concerts. A gunman killed 60 people in Moscow in March.

Old haunt. At ISIS backed bomber killed 22 fans in an Ariana Grande concert in 2017. We are knocked down. Swift was scheduled to take the stage in Austria 3 times this week. The sold out shows were expected to draw 65,000 fans each night inside the earned Happell Stadium, another 15,000 outside.

The threat comes just a week after 3 children in the UK were stabbed during a Taylor Swift themed dance class. A local teenager was arrested. Police say that attack was not terror related.

Tropical storm Debbie has made a second landfall this near Bulls Bay, South Carolina. Storm is set to soak the eastern seaboard ahead of this weekend with 10 more inches of rain possible in some In Georgia, another dam breach was reported north of Savannah. Emergency crews have performed dozens of high water rescues and 6 inches of rain in the Carolinas prompted rare flash flood warnings all the way to Southern Virginia. We'll check your forecast in just a few moments.

Now to the race for president and the attacks over presidential candidate Tim Walls's military record and his claim that he carried weapons in war even though he saw no combat. Meanwhile, at a rally last night, vice president Kamala Harris directly confronted a group of protesters. ABC's Perry Resom has much more on both. Perry, good morning.

Rhianne, good morning to you. Those protesters were demanding a ceasefire in Gaza, a key issue in the battleground state of Michigan.

Good evening. Detroit.

An estimated 15,000 supporters greeting vice president Kamala Harris and her running mate governor Tim Walls in Michigan last night.

This elections about which direction this country is gonna go in. We know Donald Trump's taken us backwards and don't believe the act. He's playing dumb.

Michigan is home to the largest Muslim American population in the country. Pro Palestinian protesters interrupting Harris chanting we won't vote for genocide.

If you want Donald Trump to win, then say that. Otherwise, I'm speaking. I'm here because we believe in democracy. Everyone's voice matters, but I am speaking now

Hours earlier, Harris and Walls in Wisconsin,

as was former president, Trump's running mate Senator, JD Van, speaking at a manufacturing plant.

But 1 thing we know is that you cannot manufacture in this country unless you have access to low cost power. And we happen to be sitting on the Saudi Arabia of natural gas in this country.

The candidate's planes landing on the same tarmac where Vance got a close-up look at Harris's plane Air Force 2.

I just want to check out my future claim.

Vance is now questioning Wall's military record after Walls made this claim while talking about gun restrictions.

And we can make sure that those weapons of war that I carried in war is the only place where those weapons were at.

Wall served in the army national guard for 24 years and acknowledges he did not see active combat.

Well, which war did you carry a gun in? Because he apparently never went to a war zone. That is a totally reasonable question passed. And I think the evidence at this point is overwhelming that he lied about serving in a combat zone.

Walls retired honorably from the National Guard in 2005. 2 months before his unit was deployed to Iraq. He then ran for Congress and was a vocal critic of the Bush Administration's war policies. The Harris campaign saying governor Walls would never insult or undermine any American service to this country.

Donald Trump, he sees the world differently than we see it.

He has no understanding of service because

he's too busy servicing himself. Again and again and again. Again and again and again. This guy Weekends our country to strengthen his own hand.

Meanwhile, former president Trump says a new debate with Harris will be announced soon, but he did not elaborate. It comes after Trump backed out of a September debate on ABC. And then back at

the White House president Biden is revealing new concern about outcome of the election telling CBS, he's not confident at all there will be a peaceful transfer of power if Trump loses. Andrew? Alright, Perry. Thank you.

New accusations against president Biden's son. Prosecutors claim Hunter Biden took payments from a Romanian oligarch while his father was vice president to influence US policy. The claims are the closest special counsel David Weiss has come to tying president Biden to his son's business dealings. Weiss's Office claims Hunter was among 3 people who split more than $3,000,000 working for the Romanian businessman.

Vladimir Putin is vowing to crush you Ukraine's unprecedented incursion into Russia. Ukrainian forces launched the surprise attack. The 1st large scale assault across the border since the start of the war. Video allegedly shows Russian soldiers being taken prisoner as well as Russian forces bombing Ukrainian and tanks. Pro Kremlin military bloggers say the Ukrainian seized several villages advancing nearly 10 miles into Russian territory.

Ukraine has not commented on the operation.

We turn now to a $50,000,000 wrongful death lawsuit stemming from the doomed tightened submersible, which imploded last year during a voyage the Titanic. The lawsuit describes the mental anguish of the victims. Here's ABC's Andrea Fuji.

This morning, a new lawsuit claims everyone onboard the Titan underwater submersible knew they were about to die in the moments before the vessel imploded. 5 people were killed while traveling to the wreckage of the Titanic. Among them, French explorer, Paul Arry Najali. His family is suing ocean gate the vessel's parent company. The $50,000,000 lawsuit claims the crew dropped waits about 90 minutes into the dive indicating they tried to abort the mission The lawsuit claiming the crew may well have heard the carbon fibers crackling noise grow more intense as the weight of the water pressed on the Titan's hull by experts reckoning, they would have continued to descend in full knowledge of the vessel's irreversible failures, experiencing terror and mental anguish prior to the Titan ultimately imploding.

The youngest victim was 19 year old Soule Mandawood. He and his father were on the voyage together sir.

The sentence we lost come. I think that would be a sentence I would never want to hear in my life again.

Gates founder, Stockton Rush, also died. The suit accuses Rush and ocean gate of designing, building, and operating the titan in a every way in a manner outside the north of the diving community and industry, driven by Russia's apparent obsession with being remembered for innovation. Rush was interviewed 2 years before the doomed voyage about his unconventional methods.

We run the whole thing with this game controller.

The suit claims the y less electronic system was faulty, and the game controller would not work without a constant power source. An ocean gate spokesperson had no comment on the lawsuit. The cause of the implosion is under investigation. The coast guard hearing is scheduled for next month. Rhiannon?

Andrew?

Alright, Andrea. Thank for that. A new water warning in New Orleans, all because of a mishap involving a balloon, a metallic party balloon. Hit power lines briefly knocking out power at a water treatment plant. So now most of New Orleans is under a boil water notice until water samples are tested.

Time now for your Thursday weather.

Good morning. With landfall behind us, we're moving forward, but flooding rain will still be a concern in this Thursday in Charlotte and moving through the I 81 card or this evening and tonight into the northeast through Friday, very heavy rain. We're still wrapping up the rainfall, though, in areas like the low country of South Carolina on the backside of the storm, 18 to 24 inches of rain. Some Ford 8 inches in areas around Charlotte mainly today. And to Friday, the interior northeast, you'll see 4 to 8 inches.

For AccuWeather, I'm Jeff Corners for ABC News.

Coming up the Hollywood actor arrested for what's being described as violent sexual assault.

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I'm Will Reeves reporting from Panda Ridge at the San Diego Zoo wherever story is we'll take you there. Your streaming ABC news live. Rabernelli has been arrested near Saint Louis. Police say he was carrying ecstasy pills in a casino. His lawyer claims over Zealous police conducted an improper search.

A Hollywood actor has been arrested on sexual assault charges, and detectives are now looking for more victims. Police in Los Angeles say Gabriel Old used his experience in the film industry to lure women He's accused of raping several of them. Old start in numerous films and TV shows, including party of 5 and NCIF.

Now to the Olympics, it's a big day for sprinter, Noah Lyles, otherwise known as the fastest man alive, on a quest to match Hussain Bolt. The US leads in all metal counts entering competition today, but it hasn't all been smooth sailing. A tough day on the track during day 12 of the Paris games. The women's hundred meter hurdles kicking off with a tough break for Australia. The runner tripping on the 3rd barrier, but still managing to finish the race.

Similar scenes during both heats of the men's 5000 m races. In the first heat, a brutal 4 man pile up, runners from Britain and France knocking elbows, triggering a chain action that left 3 racers on the ground. Then team USA missing out on the chance at a medal after a trip in the final moments of the second heat but the worst fall of the day came during the steeple chase in Ethiopian runner tripped and hit his head getting knocked out on the track. He was carted away on a backboard and is expected to be okay. He wasn't all bad.

No. Elias easily won his heat moving on to the 2 hundred meter finals today.

The race was anyone's at that point.

And a big day for Quincy Hall taking gold after a dramatic come from behind win in the 400 m final.

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Today marks 1 year since the historic fire disaster on Maui, the Hawaiian island left devastated more than a 100 lives lost 1000 of people displaced untold property damage, but now 1 year later, we returned, and we found hope and resilience. 1 year ago today, the town of Lahaina on Maui was nearly burned off the map

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Left behind were barren landscapes of charred debris, at least 102 people were killed. 12,000 were forced from their homes. Today, the community says it is committed to rising from the ashes.

First year was about survival. The 2nd year will be about rebuilding.

Hawaii's governor yesterday toured a newly completed temporary housing project

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83 year old Tom Liu, lost everything in the fire. His neighbors rallied around him providing housing and support. And now he is rebuilding what was his dream home.

I tell people that I actually lived in the Aloha spirit. You know, everybody hears about Aloha spirit. You know, it's it's just saying, oh, yeah. Yeah. Allah hard spirit, but I experienced it.

Officials say only a small fraction of the 4000 displaced households are still staying in hotels. 2 major investigations into the fire and the government's response are still not complete, but days ago, a settlement was reached for the victims. The defendants, including the state, the county, and Hawaiian Electric, agreed to pay $4,000,000,000 to settle claims related to the fire as the community heals, so does nature.

We will be cutting out some more of the tree, but doing okay.

This 151 year old banyan tree scorched in the fire is coming back to life.

Trees looking really well. A big beautiful leaves on it. Matter of fact, it has fruit it's fruiting, which is great. It has giant seeds all over it.

What a sign of hope. We have extensive coverage marking 1 year since the disaster. Maui Strong 808 rising from the ashes streams tonight on ABC News Live. And our primetime special here on ABC, Maui Rising, the fight for Hawaii's future airs tomorrow at 8 Eastern.

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Vice president Kamala Harris is campaigning in Michigan again today after rallying crowds in Detroit and Wisconsin yesterday. Trump running mate, JD Vance, is attacking Harris's running mate over his military accusing 2 walls of lying about his service.

The top school official in Georgia says a new AP African American Studies course will be available for high students. It comes just weeks after Richard Woods claimed the class would violate the state's so called divisive Concepts law.

A federal judge has ruled Harvard failed its Jewish students. The university was sued over its handling of protests after the October 7th attack on Israel. The judge's ruling allows the lawsuit to move forward.

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All of a sudden, Momo could just not resist adding his finishing touches on her mugs, bowls, and vases. Call him Patrick Swayzey or Demi Miow Then this past February, Sophia decided to post some videos of Momo at work And not surprisingly, they immediately went viral. 1 commenter writing, I never knew I'd ever be addicted to a cat making pottery, but here I am.

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It's Thursday, August 8th. It's time for a Republican reset, but is the top Republican interested. We start here. As the Harris campaign hits the road, the Trump campaign tries to hone its attacks.

They're hoping that Paris's selection of walls will give them the opportunity do that.

So

when the honeymoon ends, where will Tim Wallace be vulnerable? Austria says it's thwarted a terror attack targeting a Taylor Swift concert.

They had no concrete plans about how they were going to attack this concert.

Police said they were already nervous about concerts. Now they're on high alert worldwide. And could there be an or Lahaina in Lahaina.

I look around. There's still, you know, feet of dead dry grasses everywhere.

Year after a wildfire turns tragic, our reporter from Maui returns to the scene. From ABC News, this is start here I'm Brad Milky. For the last few weeks, I've been asking various political reporters, political analysts, much does a vice presidential pick matter? And it turns out, as we've heard, there are a bunch of answers, right? 1 popular 1 is, doesn't matter at all, unless it's a bad pick, in which case can just drag you down.

Some people say you gotta get someone to balance out the ticket. Some say it's all about governance. After all, if you win, that person is now a heartbeat away from the presidency. But the answer that has resonated the most with me, just thinking about it, is that, well, none of this might actually matter to 1 voter, like no one's voting for the president just because the vice presidential pick, it does become a sign of how the campaign is gonna be run from here on out. Right?

It focuses your campaign, your messaging, your priorities, like Trump and Harris both pick midwesterners, it doesn't mean that Midwestern States are gonna vote for them because of that, but it does tell you where their focus is going to be. But it also doesn't just shake the campaign, it can also shape their opponents.

Michigan. Help me right now give a warm

Midway welcome. To the next president of the United States, Kamala Harris.

Yesterday is vice president Kamala Harris and her new running mate, Minnesota governor, Tim Walls, they began touring the country on a whirlwind whistle

stop tour reintroducing themselves to Americans, the

Trump campaign seemed just as fired up about this. Let's start the day with ABC's contributing political correspondent, Rachel Bay. She spends most of her days covering the capital for political. So, Rachel, A lot of Democrats, it's clear, are excited by this pick. It also sounds like the Trump campaign is too.

Why is that?

Yeah. I could tell you, Brad, that behind the scenes, there was this sort of feeling of dread that Harris was gonna pick Josh Shapiro, the governor of Pennsylvania. There's an understanding that if Democrats, win the White House. They have to win Pennsylvania, and Shapiro was very popular there, outran his Republican opponents by double digits. And there was this belief that if she picked him, that Harris would basically be locking this race up.

So naturally when she turned to walls, they were overjoyed. I also can tell you that Republicans, on the hill and some sort of working with committees outside, trying to elect Republicans. They're hoping that this choice of walls is a chance of, a reset for the Trump campaign. There has been some frustration I can tell you amongst Republicans that the past 2 weeks have not been good for them ever since really Biden stepped down from his reelection campaign. And that Donald Trump has sort of been off message that he has been sort of engaged in these school yard taunts against his opponents, you know, questioning whether Kamala Harris is even black.

I mean, like, that that is not gonna win them. The election in

2024 Republicans universally agree. So they wanna

try to get him back focused on policy things that resonate with voters, and they're hoping that Harris's selection of walls will give them the opportunity to do that.

But wait. If if the Trump campaign was was dreading ship hero and they're happy about walls, why would that be? Like, what what are the actual differences or the sort of the vibe on walls that makes them think he's right for attack?

So in Congress, walls did have this sort of interests reputation. He flipped a district that had been held by Republicans for more than a 100 years. He became the 1st Democrat to sort of represent a more conservative area of Minnesota, but when it came to how he governed as a governor, he actually moved more to the left.

We're asking a fair shot we're asking for health care and childcare. We're asking for an education. We're asking for safety in our streets. That's what we're asking for.

And so that's where Republicans see a prime target. For them and for their campaign. In particular, they're citing an AP story that has likened Minnesota to a, quote, trans refuge. They note that he signed legislation that basically allows parents

of minors who, wanna go under undergo

various operations. Maybe their state doesn't allow it to come to Minnesota to do that in his state. This is an issue that swing voters, if you look at the polling, they're They're not super, thrilled about, that idea, specifically when it comes to minors, and Republicans have been particularly a assessed with this reporting about a legislation that

was signed that requires schools to basically

put, menstrual products in

bathrooms and not just in girls bathrooms, but also boys bathrooms. Republicans are just having a heyday with this right now, saying walls wants to put tampons in 4th grade boys, bathrooms, and they think that that is gonna resonate with swing voters. They also wanna hit him on immigration. This is something they've hit Harris on

very hard,

the border in particular. Walls signed legislation that allows undocumented immigrants in his state to get access to a free college program, subsidized health care, and,

free driver's licenses or driver's licenses just in general. And

that Republicans think again won't resonate with swing voters. So they wanna talk about things like these 2 issues. But, again, the problem is trying to get the top of the ticket to actually focus

Is 1 thing to have JD Vance, like, being the Bulldog, but, like, if Trump isn't gonna take the talking points, well, he's the guy at the top of the ticket. But, I mean, when it comes to Vance, specifically, he's not just talking about policies. Also, talking about stuff like what? Military service records. How does that work?

Yeah. I thought that was particularly interesting because you had people like Vivek Ramos Swamy, who is a Trump surrogate going on NBC and using his entire interview to make

the case that Republicans

and Trump need to be focused on policy not personality.

The risk I see for Republicans is that he is such a progressive, and he's far on the left of many of his policies. That it becomes tempting to just focus on him instead of offering our own vision of who we are and what we stand for. That's ultimately what's gonna be required for us to win this election.

A few

hours later, you have JD Vance, trolling Kamala Harris and walls on the campaign trail and specifically going after walls for his military service.

What bothers me about Tim

Walts is the stolen valor

garbage do not pretend to be something that you're not. And if you want to criticize me for getting an Ivy League education, I'm proud of the fact that my man all supported me that I was able to make something to myself I'd be ashamed if I was him and I lied about my military service like he did.

We're not talking about policy here. We're talking about allegations that walls walked away from, his service at the National Guard just when his unit was being deployed to Iraq. Now I'm sort of baffled about why they're bringing this up because number 1, it's a double edged sword for Republicans. I can already hear the retort from walls right now, talking about how, Trump allegedly dodged the draft by talking about Bone spurs. And so It just it seems like there's a desperation right now to find an attack that works, to sort of bring down or halt this sort of momentum the Harris Walls campaign clearly has right now, but the campaign, specifically the Trump campaign and JD Vance, they're not yet listening to all these Republican voices that are screaming at the top of their lungs to focus on policy, focus on the issues that voters care about, the things they're worried about, the border, crime, you know, immigration, that sort of thing, and yet still, the Trump folks are focused on personality.

And, I mean, you look at the polling here for the the Harris Walls campaign, we'll call it now. I mean, the NPR poll that came out the other day. I mean, a month ago, they had The biden ticket at the time trailing Trump by 3 points. Harris now apparently leads that poll by 3 points. So, I mean, that's a 6 point swing.

It's still within the margin of air, but you look at the groups, like, independent women have shifted by 20 points in this poll. Black voters swung by 20 points in these polls. Huge difference that you wonder if that can maintain. Then that's alarm bells for Donald Trump, and you could see why his campaign's looking for a reset. Okay.

Rachel Bay there in DC. Thank you so much.

Thanks, Brad.

Taylor Swift's European tour has become this kind of summertime refreshment, She's been playing huge arenas just like in her US tour a while back, but these ones have been perhaps even more low key. Heck, some Americans have even flown over there because they realized they could afford better seats Well, last night, amid all of this, police in Austria announced that they have thwarted a potential terror attack at 1 of these shows and now all of her dates in Vienna were canceled. Let's go to ABC's foreign correspondent Maggie Rouley who's been following this, Maggie. What do we know?

Yeah. Well, this decision from Taylor Swift team is a is a huge deal to cancel 3 nights of concerts, but I think it just shows the seriousness of these threats. The decision came just hours after his officials announced the arrest of 2 suspects. They said had made detailed plans for an attack throughout Vienna, particularly of her concerts, they didn't get into a ton of detail brad. We still have a lot of questions about who these suspects are.

What we know right now is that at least 1 of the suspects is a 19 year old Austrian citizen who allegedly pledged allegiance to the Islamic State about a month ago. And authorities saying They believe that suspect had been radicalized online, again, stressing that they had real concrete plans about how they were going to attack this concert. Now police in Vienna said that they had minimized the concrete threat, but that there was still this, quote, abstract threat that remained. And that was enough for Taylor Swift's team to say, listen, we're not gonna take any chances. We're gonna cancel All 3 nights of this concert.

They released a statement on social media saying, with confirmation from government officials of a planned terrorist attack at Ernst Hubble Stadium, We have no choice, but to cancel the 3 scheduled shows for everyone's safety.

And who's, you know, this is the question we ask so often with with potential terror attacks who would have been behind this? Is this a couple 1 off people, or is this a the work of a larger group?

Well, it looks like right now, Brad, that we know at least 1 of the suspects had gone online and pledged their allegiance specifically to ISIS K. That's the ISIS offshoot that operates primarily out of Afghanistan and Pakistan. Now the big questions here are how much was Isis K really involved in this terror plot? Right now, Brad, we're not sure. It looks like right now that This terror plot was more inspired by ISIS, not necessarily directed by them, which is a important distinction to make, but Brad, it does speak to this larger concern of US law enforcement saying there are real threats around attacks on mass gatherings, especially after that attack in Moscow just last March on a concert hall there where a gunman killed 60 people, that attack was claimed by Isis K.

Isis K in particular, but but Isis in general, has a strong, desire to attack our homeland. We should believe them when they say that.

In the aftermath of that attack, law enforcement has been very concerned about future attacks, especially like we mentioned on concerts and on soft targets. Things like large gatherings, things like concerts. Those are areas where it's really hard, to protect. Right now, everything outside of these concerts in Vienna is going on as scheduled, but I can imagine there'll be a lot more concern going forward about her concerts and concerts in general.

Really interesting. Also, just really interesting to hear about the American, the fact that the intelligence was first apparently provided by American officials, Maggie Rueley there in London right now. Thank you so much.

Thanks, Brad.

As you can see over here, all these power lines have snapped now. We were looking at them earlier.

Today marks 1 year since a wildfire ripped across the western coast of Maui and set the historic town of Lahaina ablaze. This is a town frequented by tourists, but at its heart, it is a quiet place on a quiet road. And when that road was blocked, there was almost no way out.

If I don't make it through this, I'd love everybody.

When it was all over, more than a hundred people were head. Nearly everyone else was suddenly without a home. And for the last year, as part of our initiative called Maui Strong808, ABC's Becky Worley has been keeping in contact with families and officials. She actually grew up on Maui herself. And tonight, on ABC News, she is presenting a 30 minute special called Maui Strong 8 0 8 rising from the ashes and she joined us now from Lahaina, Becky.

What has it been like there over the last year?

I think I speak for everyone to say we're still kind of in shock. You you couldn't believe it happened when the fires ran through the island. We had the fires in Kula, fires in the central part of Maui, and then we had the absolute devastation in Lahaina and you still drive through it and can't believe that this happened. It's so visually striking, Brad, because The island is so vibrantly green and blue and the red dirt and you hit line a town and the ash and gray is so overpowering. Oh, man.

Everything's like just skeleton, like building skeletons, feels so different.

Yeah.

And literal too. Right? I mean, people lost their lives here. And they the fire was so hot that they just disintegrated to ash. And that's just, like, so sad and mind boggling to think, you know?

The initial shock continues, and I am just so proud of this community and watching people come together to work towards healing to work towards rebuilding. It is sadness and hope, and it's all mixed up together. Oh, your garden is so beautiful. This 1, this tree is gorgeous.

And look at this 1.

A good example is someone like

makes my day every day.

Make me smile by looking at these flowers.

I know.

She lived in Lahaina, owned a home, lived there with her husband, her son, her grandchildren. What do you love about Lahaina?

Lahaina is oh, unexplainable. You know, it's a small community where people are gathered together. We help each other. We support each other, and the best thing is the Aloha.

She ran from the fire with just the things that she could carry. They went up on a road above, Lahaina, and she said she watched her house burn.

While we're parked on the first time, we can see our house burning. It's super devastating. And then after that, We go all the way to Malaya. We spent our night there.

Nellin lived in a hotel room for 8 months. And has incredible gratitude and a positive spirit.

This is Room 4 10 where we stay. So sorry. It's so messy.

But to to make 400 square feet into a home for 8 months was really challenging.

There are times when I remember everything, it make me quiet. I just hide from my husband and my children. When I woke up in the morning, in the shelter, I'm crying. Because, like, what are we gonna do?

She relocated to a home that FEMA found for her to rent And that has been good and bad. She's now moved away from her community, so she feels a little isolated. And the hardest part was she had to drive through Lahaina town every day to go to work.

So, I felt so sad.

You have

to drive through it. Yes. So I decided to quit.

Those just too hard. Too hard. But Nellin took us to her home site The lot has been cleared by the US Army Corps of Engineers.

None of those. The Minga Train survive. Our living room here. Dining room here.

It's incredible when you see what they've done of the 1399 homes that were destroyed. They have cleared the lots for 1375 of them. 600 of those lots have been returned to the owners ready to build. The county says that they've issued over a 130 building permits, that sewer and water will be back in place by the end of the year. These are things that in places on the continental US might take 2 or 3 years.

And so the the the mayor told me He is incredibly proud of the way that this community has come together, to rebuild Maui and its infrastructure and get people like back to building. She's got plans with an architect, and her life is trying to get restarted.

Well, and, like, you're talking about plans to rebuild, right, but it's been so long already, and we hear more and more people expressing frustration with, like, getting insurance payers all this, has anyone been able to start rebuilding yet anywhere there?

Yes. But the first person to rebuild is a guy called Jean Milney. And the reason why he was able to sort of leapfrog out ahead is because when the fire ripped through Lahaina, he had just finished construction on a new And so he was a builder himself. He's an owner builder, and he watched it all go up in flames. But a positive guy himself, he said, I was lucky.

Really? He was lucky, he says, because his permits were still open.

I wanted to build right after the fire. I was ready to go. You know, get somebody cleaned it up. Let's let's start building again. And so we just went into that holding pattern?

So as soon as the US Army Corps of Engineers handed back the property to him, he was able to get started again.

I went from a very roller coaster week, average week to just excited all the time. Coming in, getting up every morning, throwing some nails up, putting some balls up. It's it's just amazing. I'm hoping that as other people get started, that they're gonna feel that same positive energy.

I'm wondering, Becky, how people live in the meantime, because I I lived through an apartment fire that forced a lot of people to be out of their houses for, like, more than a year after the fact that a community like an apartment building or like a city like, everyone kinda scatters, right, because you can't live in the place as it's being rebuilt. So so and so goes to their mom's house. So and so goes across town. So and so goes you know, out of state for what, just as long as everything can be rebuilt, which shatters a community when you're talking about a close knit town like Lahaina. So, I mean, have people been able to stay in the area at all?

And remember, Brad, we are the most geographically remote population center on the planet. We are 2, 3000 miles from the continent, and therefore, you can't just run over to the next county or state and stay with relatives. It becomes very complicated. So thousands of people here had to relocate into temporary housing, many leaving the island, many staying with relatives, and there have been a lot of short term, solutions that have kind of popped up and come out of thin air. Oh, wow.

This is like a real, like, a container, like, a shipping container. 1 example was a place called Ohana Hope Village. It was built by a nonprofit, in central Maui. And what's so unique about this is in order to expedite the process, they decided to build an off grid facility where they didn't have to tie into the electric system. They didn't have to get on to the already overtax sewer system.

And, you know, we've left this air conditioner on for, like, the week Mhmm. Because it's free. It's solar. And so we did that intentionally seeing if it would handle the power and it's so far it has.

They put in compostable toilets. Every unit has a solar system and a battery. And they have been able to put up enough housing that 325 people could live there. They already have, I think, about 80 living there right now.

I just got a bunch of stuff in, so I'm just kind of unpacking.

We talked to Patty Peterson. She's an 83 year old 3rd generation Lahaina woman who wanted some independence. She was living with her grandkids, and they wanted her stay with her, but she said, hey. While I still can take care of myself, let me go live by myself. How's it looking?

Well, I'm

I mean, I think it's it's a blessing, really, just to be to be able to

have somewhere.

So she really likes this idea because The the village is built on these pods. They're amazing. They found them from hungry, ship them over on containers, and you can put 5 of these pop up pods into 1 shipping container. They laid them on the ground. They pulled them up.

It it's almost like some sort of a Lego struck but they're prewired, they're prefab. They have all of the windows built in, and they're totally off grid. So the speed and the innovate to do this has actually been fascinating to watch.

Well, officials have talked about fears of this happening again. I mean, are there lessons to be learned here?

Yeah. There's definitely concern that with a changing climate, we need to approach natural disaster and thinking of fire as a natural disaster with a different set of of tools and a different mindset. We've had brush fires here ever since I was a kid. And they're big and they're usually contained, but the grass is drier. The winds We're used to strong winds, but as 1 rancher said to me, Becky, we've never had winds that strong with 0 humidity And that was what was so unique that day.

So, you know, we're really looking at a changing climate and people wanna make sure that were future proofing, against anything like this happening again.

I look around. There's still, you know, feet of dead dry grasses everywhere.

Ellie Cochran is 1 of the house representatives, from Lahaina, and she is working really hard on evacuation routes on forcing landowners to manage the dry grass better on their, mostly abandoned pineapple and sugarcane plantation.

I mean, the other day, the winds kicked up a little bit, and we all looked at each other and went this feels like that day.

There's a forward thinking about this that I think will really change the way that we manage our resources in the future it was a perfect storm of everything going wrong at once, but people are definitely thinking about making sure this never happens again.

And it's really incredible reporting that you've done. Like, I'm talking to you right now. I can see a surfboard in the back of your car where you're talking to me from. I I can almost hear the waves in the background, Becky Worley, will be on ABC News Live Prime tonight talking about all this. And then on Friday night, a network special, now e rising the fight for Hawaii's future 8 PM Eastern.

Becky's so valuable to have your perspective throughout this last year. Thank you so much.

Mahalo Brad. Thanks for still caring about Maui. And 1 last thing.

I keep saying it's been a big week for Kamala Harris and Tim Walls but that also means it's been a big week for the people who design their websites.

Okay. So I've just typed in harriswalls.com into my phone, and the first thing you see is a bright, like, our truce lime green background with, in all lower case letters, the word walls, kind of right in the center of the screen, This is a reference to Brad Summer.

This is ABC's Mike Dubuske, who covers technology, but he says what's weird about the website harriswalls.com is it's not owned by the Kamala Harris campaign.

It was sold by an attorney here in New York City whose name is Jeremy Green Eche.

Just like in the real estate industry, Vacant web properties are often snapped up by buyers. Some are looking to build stuff for their company or personal use. Some are bought just to be sold on to somebody else.

It's like flipping houses, but with domain names, with websites, essentially.

This guy, he says, just sold harriswalls.com for $15,000. So Mike called him up.

I'm Jeremy Green. I'm a trademark attorney, and I'm also a political cyber squatter.

And he says he bought up a bunch of these websites related to various mixtures of people who were running for president, or who could be running mates to those people who were running for president, with the hopes that he was eventually going to sell 1 of them, a campaign.

In fact, after you click through to that bright green landing page, the site informs you that by buying this site, you're also getting harrispritzker.com harrisfetterman.com, basically any combination of harris and a high profile democrat. It's a package deal

He's been doing this for a really long time. So interestingly enough, Echey actually was the owner of clintoncane.com in the lead up to the 26 teen election, that domain name.

Everybody started going to my website, which I have I like to draw comics in my, free time as a hobby. And so I have my own comics up there.

So funny about this to me is this is not a new concept. Right? The early internet was like a gold rush for domain flippers as companies realized, oh, can't avoid the web. It's embarrassing not to have Wendy's.com or whatever. If anything, my question to Mike was, are people still making a living off this type of thing?

Right. It sounds like a little bit of a throwback. This is something that came up in my conversation with Echez, is that Some of this is just bragging rights, right, that you're not going to type in all the letters to a URL to go visit a campaign website more likely that people are just going to Google the name of their candidate and then click on the first link in order to get to their website.

In other words, he says having harriswalls com is no different than having harriswalls.net, but it can be worth the 15 k just not to get dunked on or embarrassed. The modern domain economy thrives off Ego. That said, AJ wouldn't confirm to Mike that the Harris campaign was even the buyer. He says he's keeping them anonymous.

It could be the Harris campaign, but kinda keeping it on the download. It could be the Trump campaign with maybe some plans to use it in some anti Kamala Harris messaging. Or it could just be another third party that's out there who maybe wants to buy this domain for $15,000 and then sell it again at a higher price. We don't know that at this point.

In recent months, we've heard more and more stories about squatters rights, people taking advantage of mortgage laws that haven't evolved with the times. Well, for similar reasons, domain squatting is still alive and well. Even though online, the land is limitless. I thought this was fascinating because, apparently, this guy still has short plays and long plays. Like, he might still have fans for president just in case it's a big thing in 4 years, but since each of these sites cost you money every year to own, it makes sense that you'd be like, okay.

If you're getting harris Walls, you also have to take the JB Pritzker address off my hands as well. More on all

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Now, Andrew Dember, we begin with the alleged terror plot targeting Taylor Swift fans singer now canceling several concerts in Europe.

Yeah. Many Americans have been traveling to Europe this summer to see swift, but now security concerns are front and center. Welcome

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This morning, Taylor Swift is canceling all her concerts in Vienna after authorities say they uncovered terror plot targeting Swift's tour. Austrian police announcing they stopped an Isis inspired attack at least 2 suspects taken into custody. Authorities said 3 others were still on the run overnight. Investigators say the men arrested were radicalized online with 1, a 19 year old from Austria recently pledging allegiance to ISIS.

Isis is still out there. They are still active. They are still online. They are still recruiting.

A bomb squad was seen removing chemicals from 1 of the suspect's homes, testing for possible explosives, but officials say any potential bombs would not have been ready in time for this week's concerts The Austrian Chancellor saying the situation surrounding the apparently planned terrorist attack in Vienna was very serious adding the threat was recognized early, combated, and a tragedy prevented. Isis has not claimed responsibility, but it has been behind attacks on other concert. A gunman killed 60 people in Moscow in March. Oh

my god.

And an ISIS backed bomber killed 22 fans at an Ariana Grande concert in 2017. We are not down. Swift was scheduled to take the stage in Austria 3 times this week. 65,000 fans each night inside the Ernst Happel stadium, another 15,000 outside. The threat comes just a week.

After 3 children in the UK were stabbed during a Taylor Swift themed dance class. A local teenager was arrested. Police say that attack was not terror related.

Tropical storm Debbie has made a second landfall this time here at Bulls Bay, South Carolina. Storm is set to soak the eastern seaboard ahead of this weekend. With 10 more inches of rain possible in some areas. In Georgia, another dam breach was reported north of Savannah. Emergency crews have performed dozens of high water rescues and 6 inches of rain in the Carolinas prompted rare flash flood warnings all the way to Southern Virginia.

We'll check your forecast in just a few moments.

Now to the race for president and the attacks over vice presidential candidate, Tim Walls's military record and his claim that he carried weapons in war even though we saw no combat. Meanwhile, at a rally last night, vice president Kamala Harris directly confronted a group of protesters. ABC's Perry Resom has much more on both. Perry, good morning.

Rhianne, good morning to you. Those protesters were demanding a cease hire in Gaza, a key issue in the battleground state of Michigan.

An estimated 15,000 supporters greeting vice president Kamala Harris and her running mate governor Tim Walls in Michigan last night.

About which direction this country is gonna go in. We know Donald Trump's taken us backwards and don't believe the act he's playing dumb

Michigan is home to the largest Muslim American population in the country. Pro Palestinian protesters interrupting Harris, chanting we won't vote for genocide.

If you want Donald Trump to win, then say that. Otherwise, I'm speaking. I'm here because we believe in democracy. Everyone's voice matters, but I am speaking now.

Hours earlier, Harris and Walls in Wisconsin.

As was former president, Trump's running mate senator JD Vance, speaking at a manufacturing plan.

But 1 thing we know is that you cannot manufacture in this country unless you have access to low cost power. And we happen to be sitting on the Saudi Arabia of natural gas in this country.

The candidate's planes landing on the same tarmac where Vance got a close-up look at Harris's plane, Air Force 2.

I just wanted to check out my future plane.

Vance is now questioning Walls's military record after walls made this claim while talking about gun restrictions.

And we can make sure that those weapons of war that I carried in war is the only place where those weapons were at.

Wall served in the army national guard for 24 years and acknowledges he did not see active combat.

Well, which ward did you carry a gun in? Because barely never went to a war zone. That is a totally reasonable question to ask. And I think the evidence at this point is overwhelming that he lied about serving in a combat zone.

Walls retired honorably from the National Guard in 2005. 2 months before his unit was deployed to Iraq. He then ran for Congress and was a vocal critic of the Bush Administration's war policies. The Harris campaign saying governor Walls would never insult or undermine any American service to this country.

Donald Trump, he sees the world differently than we see it.

He has no understanding of service

because he's too busy servicing himself.

Again and again and again again and again and again. This guy Weakens our country to strengthen his own hand.

Meanwhile, former president Trump says a new debate with Harris will be announced soon, but he did not elaborate. It comes after Trump backed out of a September debate on ABC.

And then back at the White House president Biden is revealing new concern about the outcome of the election telling CBS He's not confident at all there will be a peaceful transfer of power if Trump loses. Andrew? Alright, Barry. Thank you.

New accusations against president Biden's son. Prosecutors claim Hunter Biden took payments from a Romanian oligarch while his father was vice president to influence US policy. The claims are the closest special counsel David Weiss has come to tying president Biden to his son's business dealings. Wice's office claims Hunter was among 3 people who split more than $3,000,000 working for the Romanian businessman.

Vladimir Putin is vowing to crush Ukraine's unprecedented incursion into Russia. Ukrainian forces launched the surprise attack, the 1st large scale assault across the border since the start of the war. Video allegedly shows Russian soldiers being taken prisoner as well as Russian forces bombing Ukrainian troops and tanks. Pro Kremlin military bloggers say the Ukrainian sees several villages advancing nearly 10 miles into Russian territory. Ukraine has not commented on the operation.

We turn now to a $50,000,000 wrongful death lawsuit stemming from the doomed Titan submersible, which imploded last year during a voyage to the Titanic. The lawsuit describes the mental anguish of the victims. Here's ABC's Andrea Fuji.

This morning, a new lawsuit claims everyone onboard the Titan underwater submersible knew they were about to die in the moments before the vessel imploded. 5 people were killed while traveling to the wreckage of the Titanic. Among them, French explorer, Paul Arry Najali, His family is suing Oceangate, the vessel's parent company. The $50,000,000 lawsuit claims the crew dropped waits about 90 minutes into the dive in cading, they tried to abort the mission. The lawsuit claiming the crew may well have heard the carbon fibers crackling noise grow intense as the weight of the water pressed on the Titan's hull.

By experts reckoning, they would have continued to descend in full knowledge of the vessel's eerie versible failures, experiencing terror and mental anguish prior to the titan ultimately imploding. The this victim was 19 year old Souleman Dawood. He and his father were on the voyage together.

The sentence we lost calm I think that would be a sentence I would never want to hear in my life again.

Ocean Gates founder, Stockton Rush, also died. The suit accuses Rush and ocean gate of designing, building, and operating the Titan in almost every way in a manner out side, the norms of the diving community and industry, driven by Russia's apparent obsession with being remembered for innovation Rush was interviewed 2 years before the doomed voyage about his unconventional methods.

We run the whole thing with this game controller.

The suit claims the wire electronic system was faulty, and the game controller would not work without a constant power source. An ocean gate spokesperson had no comment on the lawsuit. The cause of the implosion is under investigation. The coast guard herein is scheduled for next month. Rhiannon?

Andrew?

Alright, Andrea. Thank you for that. A new water warning in New Orleans, all because of a mishap involving a balloon, a metallic party balloon, hit power lines briefly knocking out power at a water treatment plan. So now most of New Orleans is under a boil water notice until water samples are tested.

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Raffordell arrested near Saint Louis. Police say he was carrying ecstasy pills in a casino lawyer claims over Zealous police conducted an improper search.

A Hollywood actor has been arrested on sexual assault charges, and detectives are now looking for more victims. Police in Los Angeles say Gabriel Old used his experience in the film industry to lure women. He's accused of raping several of them. Old start in numerous films and TV shows, including party of 5 and NCIF.

Now to the Olympics, it's a big day for Sprinter, Noah Lyles, otherwise known as the fastest man alive on a quest to match Hussain Bolt The US leads in all metal counts entering competition today, but it hasn't all been smooth sailing. A tough day on the track during day 12 of the Paris games. The women's hundred meter hurdles kicking off with a tough break for Australia. The runner tripping on the 3rd barrier, but still managing to finish the race. Similar scenes during both heats of the men's 5000 m races.

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1 year since the historic fire disaster on Maui, the Hawaiian island left devastated more than a 100 lives lost thousands of people displaced untold property damage. But now 1 year later, we returned, and we found hope and resilience. 1 year ago today, the town of Lahaina on Maui was nearly burned off the map

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Left behind were barren landscapes of charg debris, at least 102 people were killed. 12,000 were forced from their homes. Today, the community says it is committed to rising from the ashes.

1st year was about survival. The 2nd year will be about rebuilding.

Hawaii's governor yesterday toured a newly completed temporary housing project

A lot of housing is gonna be, going up in the next, say, month to 3 years.

83 year old, Tom Liu, lost everything in the fire. His neighbors rallied around him, providing housing and support. And now he is rebuilding what was his dream home.

I tell people that I actually lived in the Aloha spirit. You know, everybody hears about a law hot spirit. You know, it's it's just saying, oh, yeah. Yeah. Allah hot spirit, but I experienced it.

Officials say only a small fraction of the 4000 displaced households are still staying in hotels. 2 major investigations into the fire and the government's response are still not complete, but days ago, a settlement was reached for the victims. The defendants, including the state, the county, and Hawaiian Electric, agreed to pay $4,000,000,000 to settle claims related to the fire as the community heals, so does nature.

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Vice president Kamala Harris is campaigning in Michigan again today after rallying crowds in Detroit and Wisconsin yesterday Trump running mate, JD Vance, is attacking Harris's running mate over his military record, accusing Tim Walls of lying about his service.

The top school official Georgia says a new AP African American Studies course will be available for high school students. It comes just weeks after Richard claimed the class would violate the state's so called divisive Concepts law.

A federal judge has ruled Harvard failed its Jewish students. The university was sued over its handling of protests after the October 7th attack on Israel. The judge's ruling allows the lawsuit to move forward.

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Thus, art teacher and potter Sophia Galasini here. Probably should have guessed that when she bought a potter your wheel for her Chicago home last summer, Momo would say, well, obviously, this is mine now.

He just always wanted to be in the room. Regardless of I was working on stuff or not.

All of a sudden, Momo could just not resist adding his finishing touches on her mugs, bowls, and vases. Call him, Katrick Swayzey or Demi Miow. Then this past February, Sophia decided to post some videos of Momo at work And not surprisingly, they immediately went viral. 1 commenter writing, I never knew I'd ever be addicted to a cat making pottery, but here I am.

I was

just Super, super wild.

After that, Sophia fired up the killing and started selling Momo's creations, which are all sold out now. They're taking a little break.

I don't wanna, you know, this be something that he doesn't enjoy?

Now why does Momo enjoy this pottery wheel so much? Well, Sophia thinks it might be because as you can see. Momo might be the only cat on earth who loves getting wet. So, yeah, Clay is no issue for him. Guys, Sophia says she is planning another sale for September, and I'm hoping to order a custom made pot that's around this size.

So my cat pepper Can enjoy a nice smooth ceramic finish in her cat tree?

I bet Pepper's just gonna knock it over.

That's my first thought. Yeah. That's just making news for Americans.

Have a great day, everyone.

It's Thursday, August 8th. It's time for a Republican reset, but is the top republican interested. We start year. As the Harris campaign hits the road, the Trump campaign tries to hone its attacks.

They're hoping that hair selection of walls will give them the opportunity to do that.

So

when the honeymoon ends, where will Tim walls be vulnerable? Austria says it's thwarted a terror attack targeting a Taylor Swift concert.

They had real concrete plans about how they were going to attack this concert.

Police said they were already nervous about shirts. Now they're on high alert worldwide. And could there be another Lahaina in Lahaina?

I look around. There's still, you know, feet of dead dry grasses everywhere.

1 year after a wildfire turns tragic, our reporter from Maui returns to the scene. From ABC News, this is start here. I'm Brad Milking. For the last few weeks, I've been asking various political reporters, political analysts, how much does a vice presidential pick matter? And it turns out, as we've heard, there are a bunch of Right?

1 popular 1 is, doesn't matter at all, unless it's a bad pick, in which case it can just drag you down. Some people say you gotta get someone to balance out the ticket. Some say it's all about governance. After all, if you win, that person is now a heartbeat away from the presidency, but the answer that has resonated the most with me, just thinking about it, is that, well, none this might actually matter to 1 voter, like no one's voting for the president, just because the vice presidential pick, it does become a sign of how the camp is gonna be run from here on out. Right?

It focuses your campaign, your messaging, your priorities. Like, Trump and Harris both pick midwesterners, doesn't mean that Midwestern States are gonna vote for them because of that, but it does tell you where their focus is going to be. But it also doesn't just shape the nominees campaign It can also shape their opponents. Michigan.

Help me right now give a warm

Midwest welcome to the next president of the United States Kamala Harris.

Yesterday as vice president Kamala Harris and her new running mate, Minnesota governor, Tim Walls began touring the country on a whirlwind whistle op tour reintroducing themselves to Americans, the Trump campaign seemed just as fired up about this. Let's start the day with ABC's contributing political correspondent, Rachel Bay, spends most of her days covering the capital for political. So, Rachel, a lot of Democrats, it's clear, are excited by this pick. It also sounds like the Trump campaign is too. Why is that?

Yeah. I could tell

you, Brad, that behind the scenes, there was this sort of feeling of dread that Harris was gonna pick Josh Shapiro, the governor of Pennsylvania, There's an understanding that if Democrats, win the White House, they have to win Pennsylvania and Shapiro is very popular there, outran his Republican opponents by double digits. And there was this belief that if she picked him, that Harris would basically be locking this race up So naturally when she turned to walls, they were overjoyed. I also can tell you that Republicans, on the hill and some sort of working with committees out side trying to elect Republicans. They're hoping that this choice of walls is a chance of, a reset for the Trump campaign. There has been some frustration I can tell you amongst Republicans that the past 2 weeks have not been good for them ever since really Biden down from his reelection campaign, and that Donald Trump has sort of been off message that he has been sort of engaged in these school yard taunts against his opponents, you know, questioning whether Kamala Harris is even black.

I mean, like, that that is not gonna win them. The election in 2024. Republicans universally agree. So they wanna try to get him back focused on policy, things that resonate with voters, and they're hoping that Harris's selection of walls will give them the opportunity to do that.

But wait. If if the Trump campaign was was dreading Shapiro and they're happy about walls, why would that be? Like, what are what are the actual differences or sort of the vibe on walls that makes them think he's right for attack?

So in Congress, walls did have this sort of Centrist Reputation. He flipped a district that had been held by Republicans for more than a 100 years. He became the 1st Democrat to sort of represent a more conservative area of Minnesota. But when it came to how he governed as a governor, he actually moved more to the left.

We're asking a fair shot. We're asking for health care and childcare. We're asking for an education. We're asking for safety in our streets. That's what we're asking for.

And so that's where Republicans see a prime target. For them and for their campaign. In particular, they're citing an AP story that has likened Minnesota to a, quote, trans refuge. They note that he signed legislation that basically allows parents of minors who, wanna go under undergo various operations. Maybe their state doesn't allow it to come to Minnesota to do that in his state.

This is an issue that swing voters, if you look at the polling, they're they're not super, thrilled about, that idea, specifically when it comes to minors. And Republicans have been particularly assessed with this reporting about a legislation that was signed that requires schools to basically put, menstrual products in bathrooms and not just in girls bathrooms, but also boys bathrooms. Republicans are just having a heyday with this right now, saying walls wants to put tampons in 4th grade boys, bathrooms, and they think that that is gonna resonate with swing voters. They also wanna hit him on immigration. This is something they've hit Harris on very hard, the border in particular.

Walls signed legislation that allows undocumented immigrants in his state to get access to a free college program, subsidized health care, and, free driver's licenses or driver's licenses just in general. And that Republicans think, again, won't resonate with swing voters. So they wanna talk about things like these 2 issues. But, again, the problem is trying to get the top of the ticket to actually focus.

Right. It's 1 thing to have JD Vance, like, being the Bulldog, but, like, if Trump isn't gonna take the talking points, well, he's the guy at the top of the ticket. I mean, when it comes to bans, he specifically he's not just talking about policies. He's also talking about stuff like what? Military service records.

How does that work?

Yeah. I thought that was particularly interesting because you had people like Vivek Ramaswami, who is a trump surrogate, going on NBC in using his entire interview to make the case that Republicans and Trump need to be focused on policy, not personality.

The risk I see for Republicans is that he is such a progressive, and he's far on the left of many of those policies. That it becomes tempting to just focus on him instead of offering our own vision of who we are and what we stand for. That's ultimately what's gonna be required for us to win this election.

A

few hours later, you have JD Vance, trolling Kamala Harris and walls on the campaign trail and specifically going after walls for his military service.

What bothers me about Tim

Walts is the stolen valor

garbage do not pretend to be something that you're not. And if he wants to criticize me for getting an Ivy League education, I'm proud of the fact that my man all supported me that I was able to make something to myself I'd be ashamed if I was him and I lied about my military service like he did.

We're not talking about policy here. We're talking about allegations that walls walked away from, his service at the National Guard just when his unit was being deployed to Iraq. Now I'm sort of baffled about why they're bringing this up because number 1, it's a double edged sword for Republicans. I can already hear the retort from walls right now, talking about how, Trump allegedly dodged the draft by talking about Bone spurs. And so It just it seems like there's a desperation right now to find an attack that works, to sort of bring down or halt this sort of momentum that Harris Wall campaign clearly has right now, but the campaign, specifically the Trump campaign and JD Vance, they're not yet listening to all these Republican voices that are screaming at the top of their lungs to focus on policy, focus on the issues that voters care about, the things they're worried about, the border, crime, you know, immigration, that sort of thing, and yet still, the Trump folks are focused on personality.

Right. And and, I mean, you look at the polling here for the the Harris Wallscam We'll call it now. I mean, the NPR poll that came out the other day. I mean, a month ago, they had the Biden ticket at the time trailing Trump by 3 points. Harris now apparently leads pull by 3 points.

So, I mean, that's a 6 point swing. It's still within the margin of air, but you look at the groups like independent women have shifted by 20 points in this poll. Black voters swung by 20 points in these polls. Huge difference that you wonder if that can maintain. And that's alarm bells for Donald Trump, and you can see why his campaigns look for a reset.

Okay. Rachel Bay there in DC. Thank you so much.

Thanks, Brad.

Taylor Swiff's European tour has become this kind of summertime refreshment. She's been playing huge arenas just like in her US tour a while back, but these ones have been perhaps even more low key. Some Americans have even flown over there because they realized they could afford better seats. Well, last night, amid all of this, police in Austria announced that they have thwarted a potential tear attack at 1 of these shows. And now all of her dates in Vienna are canceled.

Let's go to ABC's foreign correspondent Maggie Rulie, who's been following this. Maggie, what do we know?

Yeah. Well, this decision from Taylor Swift team is a is a huge deal to cancel 3 nights of concerts, but I think it just shows the seriousness of these threats. The decision came just hours after his officials announced the arrest of 2 suspects. They said had made detailed plan for an attack throughout Vienna, particularly for concerts. They didn't get into a ton of detail, Brad.

We still have a lot of questions about who these suspects are. What we know right now is that at least 1 of the suspects is a 19 year old Austrian citizen who allegedly pledged allegiance to the Islamic State about a month ago. And authorities saying they believe that suspect have been radicalized online, again, stressing that they had real concrete plans about how they were going to attack this concert. Now police in Vienna said that they had minimized the concrete threat, but that there was still this quote, abstract threat that remained. And that was enough for Taylor Swift's team to say, listen, we're not gonna take any chances.

We're gonna cancel all 3 nights of this concert. They released a statement on social media saying, with confirmation from government officials of a planned terrorist attack at Ernst Hubble Stadium, We have no choice, but to cancel the 3 scheduled shows for everyone's safety.

And who's, you know, this is the question we ask so often with with potential terror attacks. Who would have been behind this? Is this a couple 1 off people, or is this a the work of a larger group?

Well, it looks like right now, Brad, that we know at least 1 of the suspects have gone online and pledged their allegiance specifically to ISIS K. That's the ISIS offshoot that operates primarily out of Afghanistan and Pakistan. Now the big questions here are how much was Isis K really involved in this terror plot? Right now, Brad, we're not sure. It looks like right now that This terror plot was more inspired by Isis, not necessarily directed by them, which is a important distinction to make, but Brad, it does speak to this larger concern of US law enforcement saying there are real threats around attacks on mass gatherings, especially after that attack in Moscow just last March on a concert hall there where a gunman killed 60 people, that attack was claimed by Isis K.

Isis K, in particular, but but Isis in general, has a strong, desire to attack our homeland. We should believe them when they say that.

In the aftermath of that attack, law enforcement has been very concerned about future attacks, especially like we mentioned on concerts and on soft targets. Things like large gatherings, things like concerts. Those are areas where it's really hard, to protect. Right now, everything outside of his concerts in Vienna is going on as scheduled, but I can imagine there'll be a lot more concern going forward about her concerts and concerts in general.

Yeah. Really interesting. Also, just really interesting to hear about the American, the fact that the intelligence was first apparently provided by American officials. Maggie Rueley there in London right now. Thank you so much.

Thanks, Brad.

As you can see over here, all these power lines have snapped now. We were in him earlier.

Today marks 1 year since a wildfire ripped across the western coast of Maui and set the historic town of Lahaina ablaze. This is a town frequented by tourists, but at its heart, it is a quiet place on a quiet road. And when that road was blocked, there was almost no way out.

If I don't make it through this, I'd love everybody.

When it was all over, more than a hundred people were dead, nearly everyone else suddenly without a home. And for the last year, as part of our initiative called Nowie Strong 808, ABC's Becky Worley has been keeping in contact with families and officials actually grew up on Maui herself. And tonight, on ABC News, she is presenting a 30 minute special called Maui Strong808 rising from the ashes and she joined us now from Lahaina, Becky. What has it been like there over the last year?

I think I speak for everyone to say we're still kind of in shock. You you couldn't believe it happened when the fires ran through the island. We had the fires in Kula, fires in the central part of Maui, and then we had the absolute devastation in Lahaina and you still drive through it and can't believe that this happened. It's so visually striking, Brad, because The island is so vibrantly green and blue and the red dirt, and you hit line a town, and the ashen gray is so overpowering. Oh, man.

Everything's like skeleton, like building skeletons. It feels so different.

And literal too. Right? I mean, people lost their lives here. And the hot the fire was so hot that they just disintegrated to ash, and that's just, like, so sad and mind boggling to think, you know,

The initial shock continues, and I am just so proud of this community and watching people come together to work towards healing, to work towards rebuilding. It is sadness and hope, and it's all mixed up together. Oh, your garden is so beautiful. This 1, this tree is gorgeous.

Hey. Look at this 1.

A good example is someone like Nellin Cisar.

Makes my day every day.

Make me smile by looking at these flowers.

I know.

She lived in Lahaina, owned a home, lived there with her husband, her son, her grandchildren. What do you love about Lahaina?

Lahaina is

oh, unexplainable. You know, it's a small community where people are gathered together. We help each other. We support each other, and the best thing is the Aloha.

She ran from the fire with just the things that she could carry. They went up on a road above, Lahaina, and she said she watched her house burn.

While we're parked on the first time, we can see our house burning. It's super devastating. And then after that, We go all the way to Malaya. We spent our night there.

Nellin lived in a hotel room for 8 months. And has incredible gratitude and a positive spirit.

This is Room 4 10 where we stay in So sorry. It's so messy.

But to to make 400 square feet into a home for 8 months was really challenging.

There are times when I remember everything, it make me quiet. I just hide from my husband and my children. When I woke up in the morning, in the shelter, I'm crying. Because, like, what are we gonna do?

She relocated to a home that FEMA found for her to rent And that has been good and bad. She's now moved away from her community, so she feels a little isolated. And the hardest part was she had to drive through Lahaina town every day to go to work.

So every time I saw Lahaina, I felt so sad.

You have

to drive through it. Yes. So I decided to quit.

It was just too hard. Too hard. But Nellin took us to her home site the lot has been cleared by the US Army Corps of Engineers.

None

of those. The Minga train. Survive. Our living room here, dining room here.

It's incredible when you see what they've done of the 1399 homes that were destroyed. They have cleared the lots for 1375 of them. 600 of those lots have been returned to the owners ready to build. The county says that they've issued over a 130 building permits, that sewer and water will be back in place by the end of the year. These are things that in places on the continental US might take 2 or 3 years.

And so the the the mayor told me He is incredibly proud of the way that this community has come together, to rebuild Maui and its infrastructure and get people like Mellon back to building. She's got plans with an architect, and her life is trying to get restarted.

Well, and, like, you talk plans to rebuild, right, but it's been so long already, and we hear more and more people expressing frustration with, like, getting insurance payouts, all this. Has anyone been able to start rebuilding yet anywhere there?

Yes. But the first person to rebuild is a guy called Jean Milney. And the reason why he was able sort of leapfrog out ahead is because when the fire ripped through Lahaina, he had just finished construction on a new home.

Very disappointing. It taken me about 3 years to get to that point.

And so he was a builder himself. He's an owner builder, and he watched it all go up in flames. But a positive guy himself, he said, I was lucky. Really? He says, because His permits were still open.

I wanted to build right after the fire. I was ready to go. You know, get somebody cleaned it up. Let's let's start building again. And so we just went into that holding pattern?

So as soon as the US Army Corps of Engineers handed back the property to him, he was able to get started again.

I went from a very roller coaster week, average week to just excited all the time. Coming in, getting up every morning, throwing some nails up, putting some walls up. It's it's just amazing. I'm hoping that as other people get started, that they're gonna feel that same positive energy.

I'm wondering, Becky, how people live in the meantime? Cause I, I live through an apartment fire that forced a lot of people to be out of their houses for, like, more than a year after the fact that a community like an apartment building or like a city, what, like, everyone kinda scatter Right? Because you can't live in the place as it's being rebuilt. So so and so goes to their mom's house. So and so goes across town.

So and so goes, you know, out of state for a while, just as long as everything can be rebuilt. Which shatters a community when you're talking about a close knit town like Lahaina. So, I mean, have people been able to stay in the area at all?

And remember, Brad, we are the most geographically remote population center on the planet. We are 2, 3000 miles from the continent. And therefore, you can't just run over to the next county or state and stay with relatives. It becomes very complicated. So thousands of people here had to relocate into temporary housing, many leaving the island, many staying with relatives, and there have been a lot of

short term,

solutions that have kind of popped up and come out of thin air. Oh, wow. This is like a real, like, a container shipping container tiers. 1 example was a place called Ohana Hope Village. It was built by a nonprofit, in central Maui.

And what's so unique about this is in order to expedite the process, they decided to build an off grid facility where they didn't have to tie into the electric system. They didn't have to get on to the already overtax sewer system.

And, you know, we've left this air conditioner on for, like, the week Mhmm. Because it's free. It's solar. And so we did that intentionally seeing if it would handle the power, and it's so far it has.

They put in compostable toilets. Every unit has a solar system and a battery. And they have been able to put up enough housing that 325 people could live there they already have, I think, about 80 living there right now.

I just got a bunch of stuff in, so I'm just kind of unpacking.

We talked to Patty Peterson. She's an 83 year old 3rd generation Lahaina woman who wanted some independence. She was living with her grandkids, and they wanted her to stay with her, but she said, hey. While I still can take care of myself, let me go live by myself. How's it working?

Well, I'm

I mean, I think it's it's a blessing, really. Just for be to be able to have somewhere.

So she really likes this idea because the the village is built on these pods they're amazing. They found them from Hungry. Ship them over on containers, and you can put 5 of these pop up pods into 1 shipping container. They laid them on the ground. They pulled them up.

It it's almost like some sort of a sure. But they're prewired, they're prefab. They have all of the windows built in, and they're totally off grid. So the speed and the innovation to do this has they've been fascinating to watch.

Well, and officials have talked about fears of this happening again. I mean, are there lessons to be learned here?

Yeah. There's definitely concern that with a changing climate, we need to approach natural disaster and thinking of fire as an actual disaster with a different set of of tools and a different mindset. We've had brush fires here ever since I was a kid. And they're big and they're usually contained, but the grass is drier. The winds We're used to strong winds, but as 1 rancher said to me, Becky, we've never had winds that strong with 0 humidity.

And that was what was so unique that day. So, you know, we're really looking at a changing climate and people wanna make sure that were future proofing against anything like this happening again.

I look around. There's still, you know, feet of dead dry grasses everywhere.

Ellie Cochran is 1 of the house representatives, from Lahaina, and she is working really hard on evacuation routes on forcing landowners to manage the dry grass better on their, mostly abandoned pineapple and sugarcane plantation. I mean,

the other day the winds kicked up a little bit, and we all looked at each other and went this feels like that day.

There's a forward thinking about this that I think will really change the way that we manage our resources in the future it was a perfect storm of everything going wrong at once, but people are definitely thinking about making sure this never happens again.

And it's really incredible reporting that you've done. Like, I'm talking to you right now. I can see a surfboard in the back of your car where you're talking to me from. I I can almost hear the waves in the background, Becky Worley, be on ABC News Live Prime tonight talking about all this. And then on Friday night, a network special, now e rising the fight for Hawaii's future 8 PM Eastern Thank you so valuable to have your perspective throughout this last year.

Thank you so much.

Mahalo Brad. Thanks for still caring about Maui. And 1 last thing.

I keep saying it's been a big week for Kamala Harris and Tim Walls, but that also means it's been a big week for the people who design their websites

Okay. So I've just typed in harriswalls.com into my phone. And the first thing you see, it's a bright, like, chartreuse, lime green background with in all lower case letters, the word walls, kind of right in the center of the screen. This is a reference to Brad Summer.

This is ABC's Mike Dubuske, who covers technology he says what's weird about the website harriswalls.com is it's not owned by the Kamala Harris campaign.

It was sold by attorney here in New York City whose name is Jeremy Green Eche.

Just like in the real estate industry, vacant web properties are often snapped up by buyers Some are looking to build stuff for their company or personal use. Some are bought just to be sold on to somebody else.

It's like flipping houses, but with domain names with websites, essentially.

This guy, he says, just sold harriswalls.com for $15,000. So Mike called him up.

I'm Jeremy Green. I'm a trademark attorney, and I'm also a political cyber squatter.

And he says he bought up a bunch of these websites related to various mixtures of people who are running for president or who could be running mates to those people who were running for president, with the hopes that he was eventually going to sell 1 of them to a campaign.

In fact, after you click through to that bright green landing page, the site informs you that by buying this site, you're also getting harrispritzker.com harrisfedermandot com, basically any combination of Harris and a high profile democrat, it's a package deal.

He's been doing this for a really long time. So interestingly enough, Echey actually was the owner of clintoncaine.com in the lead up to the 2016 election, that domain name.

Everybody started going to my website, which I have I like to draw comics in my free time as a hobby. And so I have my own comics up there.

So funny about this to me is this is not a new concept. Right? The early internet was like a gold rush for domain flippers as companies realize, oh, can't avoid the web. It's embarrassing not to have Wendy's.com or whatever. So if anything, my question to Mike was, are people still making a living off this type of thing?

Right.

It sounds like a little bit of a throwback. This is something that came up in my conversation with Echey, is that some of this is just bragging, right? Right, that you're not going to type in all the letters to a URL to go visit a campaign website more likely that people are just going to Google the name of their candidate and then click on the first link in order to get to their website.

In other words, he says having harriswalls.com is no different than having walls.net, but it can be worth the 15 k just not to get dunked on or embarrassed. The modern domain economy thrives off ego That said, AJ wouldn't confirm to Mike that the Harris campaign was even the buyer.

He says he's keeping them anonymous. It could be the Harris campaign, but just kinda keeping it on the download. It could be the Trump campaign with maybe some plans to use it in some anti Kamala Harris messaging. Or it could just be another third party that's out there who maybe wants to buy this domain for $15,000 and then sell it again at a higher price. We don't know that at this point.

In recent months, we've heard more and more stories about squatters rights, people taking advantage of mortgage laws that haven't evolved with the times, Well, for similar reasons, domain squatting is still alive and well, even though online, the land is limitless. I thought this was fascinating because, apparently, this guy still has short plays and long plays. Like, he might still have fans for president just in case it's a big thing in 4 years, but since each of these sites cost you money every year to own. It makes sense that you'd be like, okay. If you're getting harris Walls, you also have to take the JB Pritzker address off my hands as well.

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Hi. I'm Diane Aseda today on ABC News Live. 1st tropical storm Debbie makes landfall for a second time. At least 3 tornadoes touched down causing severe damage where the storm is headed next and the new flood threat for the northeast. The Harrison Trump campaign's dueling events in must win states, how the VP picks are stepping up attacks on each other.

Plus the alleged terror plot that cancel Taylor Swift's Vienna concerts. What officials say 2 men were planning to do at the Superstars ARRIS tour and what we know about the suspects arrested. And astronauts stuck in space while the crew who flew to the ISS for 8 days may end up being there for 8 months. Plus passes new plan to bring them home. But first tropical storm Debbie is now heading up the East Coast after making landfall for a second time.

Debbie came ashore overnight near Bulls Bay, South Carolina. So far, the storm's being blamed for at least 6 deaths. At least 3 tornado touch down in North Carolina damaging several homes, a school, and a church in Wilson County. Now the storm's expected to bring heavy rain and flash flooding to the mid Atlantic and the northeast. ABCU's chief meteorologist Ginger Zies on the scene in Rightsville Beach, North Carolina.

A likely tornado tearing through Lucama, North Carolina. This middle school's classroom ceiling collapsed. Debris everywhere. Tropical storm Debbie made a second landfall overnight near bulls Bay, South Carolina. A huge part of North Carolina waking up smothered in flat flood warnings from Raleigh to Charlotte back to Florence, South Carolina, and that is after more than 8 teen inches in some spots already.

Up to 14 inches of rain in Georgia stressing dams like this 1 outside Savannah in Bullock County, 1 official calling the scene an unprecedented event. Crews making at least 75 water rescues. Officials going door to door warning people.

And

we're not forcing them to leave, but making them aware of the threat in terms of harm to them.

Vehicles unwisely driving into flood walk and the driver of this white pickup regretting it. In Evans County, Georgia after 3 days of rain, people up to their waste in water. Today, cleaning up and salvaging what they can.

Everything in the house is underwater, appliances, beds, everything.

And Diggers e joins us now live from Rightsville Beach, North Carolina Ginger, what's it like there now, and what's the latest on the storm's track?

Now we're still super gusty, Diane. I'll get to the track, but look at that sign that was taken I mean, we've had gust to, you know, 40 miles per hour or so, but when it made it second landfall, it had gust upwards of 50. So it really held together. And now as a decreases in intensity. It's not just the push of water, which you can see from the pier back here, some major surf that's coming on in.

But also, you're gonna end up with a considerable amount of flooding still. So we've got hours left to get another, say, 5 to 6 inches on top everything. We also had a lot of tornado warnings throughout the morning, and I'm seeing damage pictures already come in from not just the overnight, but in the last couple of hours tornado watch goes up through Virginia. You see Norfolk there. And then as this thing swirls around, the heaviest bands are actually over Charlotte.

And so that's what we anticipate. Was that nortwesterly turn, and then eventually it's gonna get ejected north. And so that's why you see the flood watches right through the spine of the Appalachian into, you know, Pennsylvania and upstate New York. So we still have some flash flood warnings around, and those are the air where you have the highest risk. But watch what happens.

Washington, DC will get bans of it today, but it's tomorrow morning when they get the heaviest up through, say, PNC, Pennsylvania. That's in the morning on Friday, but it'll move through the afternoon and night toward the I 95 corridor. You know, some parts of New Jersey, especially after this week at 300% of normal precipitation. So when you get that supersaturated soil, you add a couple more inches, you can still have flood problems. We'll finally say goodbye to Debbie, on Saturday after it moves through New England.

Diane.

Alright. Ginger's Eve. Thank you. Harris and Trump campaigns are holding dueling events in must win battleground states. Kamala Harris, Tim Walls, and JD Vance are all on the campaign trail while Trump is set to hold a press conference later today.

Now Vance is attacking Walt's military record after Wall said he carried a gun in war even though he never saw combat. Senior White House correspondent Selena Wang has the latest from Detroit.

The Harrison Trump campaigns holding dueling events in Musman battleground States.

It's a beautiful day here in Shelby Township.

Vice president Kamala Harris and her new running mate, Minnesota governor, Tim Walls, crisscrossing the Midwest together. While 15,000 supporters in Detroit, her largest crowd yet and tearing into the Trump campaign even as she called off chance

of lock them up.

Hold on. Hold on.

Hold on. Hold on. You know what? Here. Hold on.

Here's the thing. The courts are gonna handle that. We're gonna beat them in November.

We're gonna beat them in September.

But Harris, facing her first handful of protesters, repeatedly interrupting her with calls for a ceasefire in Gaza.

You know what? If you want Donald Trump to win, then say that. Otherwise, I'm speaking.

Hours earlier in Wisconsin, state president Biden won by just 20,000 votes Harris riding the momentum of their new campaign.

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Harrison walls are canceling their plan stops to North Carolina and Georgia today because of the storms, but later this week, they head to Arizona and Nevada. Harrison Walls are hoping to ride this new jolt of enthusiasm all the way until the election. Diane?

Senior White House correspondent Selena Wang in Detroit Forest. Thank you. And the special counsel investigating Hunter Biden says a Romanian oligarch paid the president's son to influence US policy. Prosecutors alleged Hunter tried to conceal the true nature the work he was performing for the wealthy Romanian while his father was vice president. Senior investigator correspondent, Erin Kotirsky has the latest.

There are no new charges here, but this is the closest federal prosecutors have come to tying president Biden to his sons, foreign business affairs. Special counsel David Weiss accused Hunter Biden of accepting about a $1,000,000 from a Romanian businessman who was attempting to influence US policy and public opinion While Joe Biden was vice president. In a new court filing, the special council said Hunter Biden and 2 associates were hired in 2015 by Gabriel Papavishi, a Romanian real estate tycoon, who was facing corruption charges in his home country and 1 of the US to intervene. The filing said Hunter Biden was concerned, lobbying work might cause political ramifications for his father. So the payment was structured in a way that concealed the true nature of the work he was performing.

This all came up Diane as part of a tax case scheduled to go to trial in California next month. Hunter Biden has pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from $1,400,000 in taxes that went unpaid while they struggled with addiction. He faces no charges of improper foreign lobbying, but prosecutors said this evidence shows Biden's mind was clear when he skirted the IRS. Diane?

Senior investigator correspondent, Erica Turitsky. Thank you. Russian president Vladimir Putin is vowing to retaliate after Ukraine launched its first large scale assault in Russia since the start of the war. Ukraine has been defending its territory for nearly 2 and a half years. Now it's taken the world by surprise with a major incursion into Russia.

Ukrainian officials say this video shows its troops taking Russian prisoners. Foreign correspondent James Longman joins me now from more on this. James Russia says it stopped Ukraine's attack. So what's the latest on this?

Honestly, Diane, it's so difficult to know Russia claims that this assault has been stopped, but we don't really know what happening on the ground at the moment. It feels like the these, battles, these skirmishes are ongoing.

You may remember about a

year ago, we reported that pro Ukrainian militia had gone into Russia to try to occupy, Russian villages. We've reported over the last couple of years that the Ukrainians looked to have 5 missiles into Russia brought down apartment buildings and killed Russians. They don't ever normally comment on any of this. This time they're taking full responsibility. They say this is a full scale military incursion into Russia, and it's and it's pretty significant.

We're hearing that there are multiple villages that if not occupied, there's fighting ongoing some 20 miles over the Russian border. Ukrainian fighter jets are involved. Ukrainian tanks are on the ground. Ukrainian special forces are inside Russia at the moment. So this is significant, whether or not Ukraine is gonna be able to hold this kind of territory for a significant amount of time.

I mean, I think not likely, not in the same way that Russia has been able to occupy so much of Ukraine for so long, but this is definitely taken the world by surprise. I took the White House by surprise. They said they were not warned that Ukraine was gonna do this before this happened. Diane?

Now, James, in that video, Ukrainian officials say troops took Russian soldiers as prisoners. How big of a deal is that? And what does it say about Ukraine strategy?

Yeah. Prisoner taking has been going on throughout this war inside Ukraine, prisoners of war are taken by both sides, and then they end up being swapped in in major prisoner swaps. What this is about is humiliating Russia. That is quite clearly what the Ukrainians are all about here. And we've had statements, out from the Ukrainian president's office this morning saying exactly that because, really, the big picture here is that there's going to have to be some kind of negotiated end to this war.

Everybody knows that when we were last in Ukraine earlier this year, for the first time, really, I was hearing from senior, figures inside the military who openly say there's obviously gonna have to be a negotiated settlement The thing is they know that there's gonna be a change administration in the United States in November. If Donald Trump takes over as president, they worry that funding is gonna dry up. So they want to show the world that they mean business, that their demands in any negotiation need to be taken seriously, and that if if there is a negotiation, that they can't just be steamrolled by the Russians. They want to negotiate from a position of strength, and that's what I think this incursion is all about, Diane.

Alright. And James, Putin is calling this a major provocation, and he's vowing to retaliate. So how's Ukraine responding to that? And where do things go from here?

Well, there's gonna be a lot of, rhetoric from both sides. 1 imagines there could be another enormous volley of Russian missile attacks on on on locations across Ukraine. That's often the way that the Russians respond to this sort of thing, but it's quite unusual in the sense that we've not just had reaction from the Russian government, but pro Kremlin bloggers have been, alive with reporting on what's been going on and so for the first time, I think, in quite some time in this war, the Russian weakness is on full display. That's exactly what the Ukrainians want. The trouble is they they going to see a response from Vladimir Putin, from the Kremlin.

So we'll have to wait and see just exactly what that is. But like I said, the larger picture here as far as the Ukrainian concerned is saying to the United States, look, if you're gonna push us towards a deal, then we we need to make the deal on our terms, not just the terms of Vladimir Putin and the Kremlin.

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NASA admitting new risks in the Starliner mission, forcing them to rethink how they can safely bring home astronauts Butch, Wilmore, and Sunny Williams.

Now that we have had the helium leaks on orbit, and we've had, the thruster fail off, some in the team don't see that level of risk something that we should, we should entertain. And I think that's where we're having the, the vigorous debates and discussions

The original 8 day mission which Boeing had hoped would improve their image after a wave of safety and PR nightmares launching back in June but now stretching into months with NASA focusing on Starliner's thrusters and helium leak issues.

They're trying to understand why that's happening and whether they can expect that same behavior on orbit. And it's not an easy answer.

The agency is now seriously evaluating other return options, including sending Starliner home without a crew than working with Elon Musk's Dragon crew to get Wilmore and Williams back home sometime early next year.

This is a mission where it came up as a test mission, and the main goal is to gather data on a new spacecraft that is really essential to living and working on a space station, having more than 1 way up and down. And so the longer that they stay on board the more data that they're collecting and also the more, you know, sure that they can feel about, deciding which way is the smartest way to come home.

And, Maria Vireal joins me now with more on this. Marie, what are officials saying about whether these issues could have been predicted before the Star aligner launched in June?

You know, we listened to a teleconference, yesterday with NASA and several other experts. They talked a lot about trying to predict, you know, anything and everything as they were going into space with these 2 astronauts. The issue, obviously, is that this is a new, you know, shift that they that they pulled out. And they are learning a lot as we just heard from 1 of our experts, 1 of our contributors. You know, they talked a lot about the idea that this is something that, you know, they've been trying to gather data, but, listen, we heard from the astronauts themselves back in July.

They talked a lot about you know, this being an 8 day mission, and while they were out there gathering data and, you know, being able to do a lot of testing, you know, it was supposed to be just for 8 days of their in back situation. So I I certainly don't think this was something that they had planned for, but they are using this as a fact finding mission at this point. I am.

So now there's a return plan on the table to send the send the starliner back without a crew and then send the crew back on a SpaceX craft, how would that work?

It's not easy to say the least during the a teleconference yesterday, there was a lot of people saying, listen, you know, there is a possibility of us still sending the astronauts back on Starliner that was the ultimate goal here, but there were too many people raising their hand and saying that they did not believe that was the best option. So they have a number of plans that they're mulling over. 1 thing I found very interesting is that it's no longer just the people who were originally involved in the original mission for starliner and these 2 astronauts. Now they are calling in experts from all over the country to weigh it on the situation. What really is the best plan to get these 2 astronauts?

Tone, but also to bring Starliner back as well. Obviously, Boeing and SpaceX are 2 direct competitors. The idea having Boeing come in Elon Musk's company to help in the situation probably does not sit well with Boeing or NASA for that matter, but really You are looking at trying to make sure that you keep these 2 at astronaut safe and also bring the ship home to better learn from this mission.

Alright. Maria Rial in Dallas, Texas. Maria, thank you. And new allegations are emerging about Titanic submersible implosion last June. The family of 1 of the explorers has filed a wrongful death suit alleging everyone on board knew they were going to die just 90 minutes into the trip.

ABC news Trevor Alt has the latest.

Frightening new allegations about the harrowing experience for those 5 people killed aboard the Ocean Gate Titan Submersible last June. A family of 1 of the victims filing a $50,000,000 lawsuit claiming long before the Titan was crushed under intense ocean pressure, only 90 minutes into the dive, the crew dropped weight from the submersible indicating they tried and failed to abort the dive altogether. And the lawsuit says by experts reckoning, they would have continued to descend in full knowledge of the vessel's irreversible failures experiencing terror and mental anguish prior to the Titan ultimately imploding.

90 minutes into the dive, there were problems. And and they and the crew knew in the past years probably knew that there were problems because There were all kinds of warnings going off and that terror that they were feeling in that submersible, in that very tight space. Knowing that they may die, that is an element of damages that they should be asking the jury for.

The suit was filed by the family of French Paul Honore Najile, who made 37 previous dives to the Titanic site, they alleged ocean gate failed to disclose key facts about the Titan's durability. We run the whole thing with this game controller. Electronic system was faulty, and that controller along with the controls and gages on the vessel would not work without a constant power source. And Diane Oceangate did not respond to request for comment on this lawsuit. Next month, the coast guard will hold public hearings on this catastrophe.

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1 stunner after another, team USA's grid shining on the track. Quincy Hall with a remarkable comeback clawing from 4th place in the 4 hundred meter final to seize a gold medal. Collapsing into celebratory snow angels.

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Katie Moon also soaring to silver and Paul Vault, now her 2nd Olympic medal after winning gold in 2020. And all lies again on superstar Noah Liles sprinting to 2nd place in Wednesday's 200 m semi finals hoping to grab a gold in this afternoon's finals to match 1 key 1 earlier this week. For the first time in 40 years, an American man taking home an Olympic medal, 20 year old Hampton Morris winning the bronze. And team USA making waves in the pool bringing home silver and artistic swimming after a dazzling routine and ending a 2 decade metal drought. On the court, Asia Wilson dominating in women's basketball, dropping 20 points during the quarter final match against Nigeria.

The undefeated Olympic team punching their ticket to the semifinals.

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Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Eunice is set to take office later today, promising to store order, saying Bangladesh is a family, and we have to unite it. More than 300 people have died in weeks over protests over now former prime Stershey Casina's policies, including a quota system for government jobs and alleged human rights abuses, corruption, rigged elections, and a brutal crackdown on her opponents. New Orleans residents are being told to boil their water because of a mylar balloon. The energy utility says the balloon a power line briefly knocking out power to a water plant and causing a drop in water pressure. 1 worker was seriously injured trying to get the pumps running again, the Boyle Water advisories in effect through this afternoon.

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2 suspects are now in custody and say the concrete threat was minimized, but Taylor's team wasn't taking any chances. Foreign correspondent Maggie Rueley has the latest.

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Authorities say they've targeted a terror plot targeting Taylor Swift's ARRIS tour. Leaving the Grammy Award winning singer with no choice, but to cancel her upcoming shows in Vienna. Austrian police arresting 2 suspects, Wednesday. After officials say they made detailed plans for an attack after being radicalized online. Sources telling ABC News, US intelligence found a pledge to terror group ISIS K from at least 1 of the suspects in July on a messaging app.

Authorities say they're testing chemicals removed from the suspect's home for possible explosives

I live in Washington, Tennessee, and we were on our flight to go to Austria, except we just relays at them to get to work is canceled. I've been waiting for this tour. This is supposed to be my safety friend to get the house canceled.

Fans crushed after a swift team releasing a statement just hours before the 1st night's concert, saying we have no choice, but to cancel the 3 scheduled shows for everyone's safety. After Austrian police said that an abstract danger remained.

Here's your flight, and we just heard that the concerts are canceled because of safety reasons.

Did you hear that the show cancel. And I was like, what? No. Jewelry Smith and her 60 year old daughter flying to Austria from Chicago to see the star for significantly cheaper than in the states.

I'm just devastated for my daughter, but she was upset and then we were talking about the reason why you know, in the most gentle manner that it could.

Swift has been on her global ARRIS tour since 2023, selling out stadiums worldwide. With these next 3 shows expected to draw 65,000 people a night and an additional 15000 people outside the state

We have all the time.

Days ago that Swiftstop in Munich, Germany, 40,000 fans listening to the 3 hour show on the hills next to the stadium. Although sources say investigators do not believe the alleged plot was directed by Isis operatives.

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The group has clean responsibility for attacks at concerts before. In March, a gunman killed 60 people in Moscow. And in 2017, a suicide bomb killed 22 outside Ariana Grande's concert in Manchester.

And Maggie Rulie joins me now from London. Maggie, what's the latest on operation that led to these arrests. And what have we learned today about some of the details of this alleged plot?

Hey, Diana. Austrian authorities today released some new details. They they said they detained 3 teenagers, a 15 17 and 19 year old's men, the oldest 2 have been arrested. That 19 year old is an Austrian citizen. They believe he's the main suspect.

He has given a full confession The 17 year old though is very interesting. They believe that he worked for a company that was providing services to the Taylor Swift concert that he actually would have been there that night. And now, Diane, the big question is how much insider knowledge did he have? How bad could this attack have been? It's believed that both of those young men, their plan of this attack was to use knives and explosives to kill as many people as possible outside of the arena.

Again, luckily, this was thwarted before any of that could happen, but a really real threat, Diane.

And Maggie Taylor Swift's team have promised a a full refund for all the tickets to these Vienna shows, but what about the other European dates? What are officials doing to keep them safe?

Well, Dan, this is the big question now. And what we know at this point is that all of the rest of her shows in Europe are planned to go on, including her final performance here in London next week. They are assured that these are safe and the pressure just today. They said they don't seem to be any threats to any future shows for Taylor Swift. But, you know, I did.

I think the big question here is, how do we keep soft targets like concerts safe they are constantly an under threat. We do know that police have said they can bring out extra security, extra searches, bomb sniffing dogs, but you have to imagine this will be weighing on people's mind as they attend not just Taylor's concert, but other concerts going forward.

Now, Maggie, many Americans traveled to Europe just to see these shows. How are they react to the cancelations?

Yeah. I mean, we just saw, you know, in that piece, the 6 year old that was told she can't go to the show. Obviously, a lot people are heartbroken. They've spent a lot of money. They traveled all the way to Vienna.

And, you know, I I asked some people coming together. I saw 1 post online, Diane, of a mom saying, reaching out saying any other swifties in Vienna, do you still wanna get together, explore the city and trade friendship bracelets? So, hopefully, we do see people making the most of the situation and and making sure that they can still find some some joy, being in Vienna altogether like this, Diane.

I hope they're able to make the best of it and still get that trip. Maggie, thank you. And today marks 1 year since the devastating fires on Maui that killed 102 people and ravaged the town of Lahaina. Our series Maui Strong has been tracking the rebuilding process. And our Becky Whirley, who grew up on Maui, Is there with a look at the progress in 1 of the most historic and culturally significant towns in America?

1 year from the fires above Lahaina surveying the progress, an exclusive ride along with the mayor of Maui County Richard Bissen the US army corps of engineers and famed watermen and Lahaina organizer are Chiqualepa.

Getting a a bird's eye view and seeing progress. It gives people hope. It gives people the idea that maybe I can go home soon.

The county says of the 1399 homes to destroyed at least 1374 of those lots have been cleared, but it can't come soon enough for Nellan Sisar. 1 year ago evacuating to a road above the town.

We can see our house burning.

Living in a hotel room for 8 months now in a temporary rental as she and her husband make plans to rebuild.

It's break my heart. It's so sad. We're getting closer there that we can rebuild soon. Our living room here. Dining room here.

Initially, the county told residents it would take 2 to 3 years to get people started on home construction. But

We started issuing our first permits in July, end of June. So that's about a year and a half, 2 and a half years sooner than we had predicted.

Home building has been prioritized, but riding with state representative Eli Cochran, I see other parts of town are still waiting their turn. Sacred Heart School where I once went still in rubble. It's my first time seeing the damage here. I didn't even recognize this. So this is where I went to 2nd grade.

Rebuilding could take 3 to 5 years since fire students and teachers making do in outdoor classrooms. But just this week, Sacred hearts welcoming a 185 students to their new semi permanent campus.

We were breaking ground in January, and here we are in a new school.

And Becky Burley joins me now for more on this. Becky, I know you grew up on Maui. You witnessed the after math of these fires. It was an emotional time for you. How does it feel being back 1 year later?

You know, Diane, it's still shocking. The size and scope of the destruction never seems to wane, and it's just overwhelmed when I see it. But what I feel more than anything is the progress that the island is making and the coalescing of where we're headed, you know, to see these homes moving forward, 1 house is already under construction. And it's like a precursor to what's coming. I can just imagine in a month all of the, you know, the nail guns and the the foundation being poured and people being hopeful thinking, oh, maybe we'll get in for next Christmas.

You know, those kind of ideas, you feel the hope here. It's really palpable.

Becky, when you say 1 home is under construction and we're talking about a year's worth of time, that is like a long time. Are people there frustrated with that? Is that the sentiment?

Yes. And recognizing that infrastructure needed to be rebuilt underground above ground. So the mayor telling us that water and sewer will be up and running by the end of the year. They have to get all of the electricity hardened so that this never happens again. So the the sheer size of it is massive.

And remember, we are the most Geographically remote population center on the planet. You can't just, you know, order something to be delivered by Amazon the next day. It takes a while. So all of the things people need to build. That's gonna be a little longer in the process.

Is it frustrating? I can't even imagine. And housing is something that people still need in this transition. We're really waiting to see how that's gonna evolve as more housing units come online, Diane.

That's a big job. That's for sure. And, Becky, there is this massive $4,000,000,000 settlement that was just reached. That resolves 100 of claims against the state and other defendants. So what's the latest on that and how will those payouts impact the community?

That's a big question, Mark Diane. Next week, they are set to meet with many of the folks who are suing and the insurance companies and all the people who want a piece of that money. It's not been determined how it's gonna be split up, but, the governor, Doctor Josh Green, says we had to make this settlement, and we the the the speed at doing that is gonna help the community move forward economically and also just putting it in the past and helping people heal. I mean, you can't listen to the radio here where there isn't an ad for have you been wronged in the in the fires and and reliving all that trauma. Just it we he says we need to move on.

Becky, thank you for being there all along throughout this process and documenting this important story. Wishing you and the other people on Maui the luck in the world in building as quickly as possible. And for more on Maui's rebuilding, you can walk our special Maui strong 808 rising from the ashes that streams tonight at 8:30 Eastern on ABC news live. A double shark sighting off the coast of New Jersey, sending beachgoers running for sand. The sharks were caught on camera swimming dangerously close to the shore of Cape May Point.

And this comes as a recent study, shedding some light on why baby sharks are attracted to shallow water. ABC News Morgan Norwood has the latest.

These dorsal fins causing beach goers to do a double take.

I just saw a dolphin, and I thought it was a dolphin.

Not quite. It was actually a shark. Watches its winds dangerously close to shore here in Capeme Point, New Jersey. Sending beach goers running for the sand.

Look at that. It's a shark, man.

We saw 2 fins pop up really close in, and we came down. We thought it was maybe 2 sharks, but when we a closer look. It was 1 long 6 foot shark.

The Cape May Point Patrol chief says sharks like this 1 aren't common in the area. But don't usually get too close for comfort.

Usually when we see these sharks, that clears to shore. It's on the end of a fisherman's line. So Here, Tony. To see it by itself, just swimming along. It's unusual, but it is a type of shark we could tell from the the dorsal fin that the type of shark was brown shark.

And just days earlier, this shark spotted at the same beach. Researchers say it's usually the baby sharks that tend to hang out near the shore. A recent study published in the journal frontiers in Marine Science say these pups are gravitating to find the most shallow water.

So a lot of sharks use shallow water as nursery. That's where they come and give birth or after born, the babies go and hang out there. And it's really for safety. That's there are fewer large predators. So being in shallow water is a safer place for them.

Another simple explanation like us. They like it hot.

Because it's shallow, it gets warmer, and that warmer water helps them grow faster.

An expert say the unusually warm waters driven by climate change could cause us to see more sharks swimming closer to shore Diane.

Morgan Norwood. Thank you. Coming up on ABC News Live, a major antitrust ruling involving Google. Why a federal judge ruled search giant illegally used its power to maintain a monopoly.

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it's a really momentous decision. I mean, think about how this relates to other sort of antitrust decisions throughout history. Back in the nineties, Microsoft was called a monopoly by the federal government. As they were dealing with that, they were fending off other competitors. Well, during that year, a little company called Google was starting to make inroads.

And so you can see then how this you can lead to sort of these tectonic changes once a company has declared a monopoly. So the federal judge here has a couple main there's 2 main beefs. 1 beef is about the sort of sponsored search results that

when you, you know, enter restaurants near me on Google, there's always the sponsored thing at the top.

They say Google's basically been unfair in how they have been getting money from these companies to to be at the top of that list. The bigger thing, though,

I think is the thing you just mentioned, the idea that they are the default search engine

on a lot of different web browsers. That includes things like Safari, Mozilla Firefox, a lot of Android phones, meaning, like, you don't have to download the Google you don't have to go to www.google.com to search. You just type something into that search bar, and it automatically creates a what? A Google search for you. That's not an accident.

That is the result of 1,000,000,000 and 1,000,000,000 of dollars that Google has funneled to these companies to say we want to be the default. And the judge basically said that is sidelines, what would be, you know, alternative or even new search engines from springing up?

Would it

be okay if the companies just to make Google the default without that arrangement?

Well, this is the thing. As Google says, like, we're popular for a reason.

Like, it's not like anyone's forcing you to Google things. You can go to you know, Bing, you can go

to duck, duck, go any of these sort of alter, but no 1 does.

Right?

Meant. More than 90% of searches are done on Google. I think that would track with what you and I probably would expect. Right? But Google says, listen.

These companies were consenting and wanting to get paid by us. We paid them. No big deal. And guess what? Consumers like using Google?

Cause it's a a good service. So what is the problem here? Well, the government basically says you have created an ecosystem where you've given the much money to these companies that now they can't even afford to drop you if they wanted to. These companies now like Apple Apple and Safari get so much money from Google for it to be the default search engine that they, at this point, can't even dream of having a a different competitor, which the federal judge here

said this is exactly what they wanted in the Alright.

So we'll be watching for what happens next there, but before you go, I also wanna ask you about this pit bull stadium. So a Florida team will soon be playing at pitbull stadium.

Dalle. Hi, ma'am. This is this is the era of pitbull. He he is Miami. Miami is he And so FIU University, Florida International University, located in Miami, Pitbull's hometown, they're gonna have a new stadium sponsor.

And the era of, like, Staples Center, that's done. Now you've got these sort of individual entertainers, these huge, you know, I'm thinking actors and and, you know, musical artists, like like pitbull, They are brands and themselves now, and so Pitbull is gonna pay $1,500,000 a year for the next 5 years with an option to re up so you could be looking 10 years of pitbull stadium. And within that, he'll also have his vodka company that he owns feature there. He'll have days where he can perform, concerts at the stadium.

All he has to do is pay the money. And by the way,

they also need him to post about social media.

That's right, sir. Alright. The Brad Milky Arena coming to a location near you. ABC's Brad Milky. Thank you.

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ABC's round and alley has more on that. Hi, Rhiannon.

This has been a really hot issue in several southern states, and now Georgia is saying the AP African American Studies course does not violate state laws. It was just last month that Georgia school superintendent Richard Woods pulled funding based on a Republican backed law from 2002 that banned teaching, quote, divisive concepts in public schools, including those dealing with race and racism. But now Woods is reversing his ruling, saying in statement that they will be funded, quote, as long as these courses are implemented in a professionally and academically appropriate manner and without espousing personal political beliefs. Wood says a disclaimer though must be added to all AP courses in the Georgia course catalog, which in part says that the contents have not been reviewed or approved by the Georgia Department of Education. As for other states, Florida, South Carolina, and Arkansas, have all recently pulled funding for that course.

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I know. That's when no. Wasn't a mistake because we begin with the beep stakes people. And while we know that Tim Walts has officially joined the Harris ticket heading into Election Day, we also have some information on who might play him on SNL when the show comes back for season 50 in a few weeks. Maya Rudoff, of course, her Emmy winning Kamala Harris impression on SNL.

And now we know that Lauren Michaels reached out to Steve Martin to play Tim Walkes. Don't get too excited. You guys, the only murders the only murders in the building star declined to the offer. Steve telling the LA Times, I said, Lauren, I'm not impressionist. You need someone who can really nail the guy.

I was just picked because I had gray hair and glasses, which, I mean, they do kinda look like Meanwhile, Jim O'Hare, you remember him from Parks And Recreation tweeted, he doesn't mind that he's in the mix to play Walt. People have been floating his name as a potential Tim Waltz for Etsy.

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I know. I'm excited to dig into that. As soon as I'm out of here, not to rush us through anything, though. Alright. Next to a different world, a sequel series to the Cosby show spin off centered on Dwayne and Whitley's daughter is apparently an early development at Netflix.

The original series, of course, ran for seasons beginning in 1987.

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Right. And now the sequel comes from writer executive producer, Felicia Pride, whose credits also include Grey's Anatomy and Queen Sugar. This will follow other successful sequel series like that 90 show. So it's like instead of a sequel movie, we're now getting into the era of sequel series.

What is old is new again? I mean, all the facts is from the nineties. The TV shows might as well be.

Is it my grandma jacket that is has old fashioned top of mind?

I do think it has something similar to that. Yeah.

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It's giving butter, honey.

No way. It smells delicious.

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A little cinnamon. There's a little cinnamon. A little butter. A little cinnamon.

It really smells like the pretzel Can you drink it? Is it edible? I don't think so. But I this is, like, dangerous.

I feel gonna smell like Auntie Anne's all day now. Hey. Everyone's gonna think they're at the mall when I walk around the building today.

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Hi. I'm Dye Miselda today on AC news live, first tropical storm Debbie makes landfall for a second time. At least 3 tornadoes have touched down causing severe damage where the storm is headed next, and the new threat for the northeast. The Harris Trump campaigns are hosting dueling events in must in states how the VP picks are stepping up attacks on each other. And astronauts stuck in space why the crew who flew to the ISS for 8 days may end up being there for 8 months, and NASA's new plan to bring them home.

Kamala Harris, Tim Walsh, and JD Vance, on the campaign trail hosting dueling events in a battleground state blitz. Harrison Wallster, their biggest crowd yet in Detroit where Harris tore into the Trump campaign, but called off chance to lock him

Hold on. You know what? Here hold on. Here's the thing. The courts are gonna handle that.

We're gonna beat them in November.

Meanwhile Vance is attacking Walt's military record seizing on this moment.

And we can make sure that those weapons of

war that I carried in war is the only place where those weapons were.

What was this weapon that you carried into war given that you abandoned your unit right before they went to Iraq? Do not pretend to be something that you're not.

Now former president Trump is set to hold a press conference at Mar a Lago today. White House correspondent. Mariela's parks joins me now for more. Mariela's, how's the Harris campaign responding to these attacks on Walls's military service? And that comment about carrying a gun in war when he never actually saw combat combat.

Yeah, Dan. These were explosive allegations, specifically that language stolen vow That language actually can have legal implications. It can be a federal crime to lie about military service. Look, Democrats say that that allegation from Vance just goes way too far. Are.

What we know is that governor Waltz, when he was 17 years old, enlisted in Nebraska National Guard. He later transferred to the Minnesota National Guard He served 24 years in uniform. He did deploy, but he did not ever deploy to an active combat zone. He retired from the military after 24 years of service in 2005. That was right when the war in Iraq was heating up months after he retired almost immediately after he retired He announced a run for Congress and ran on an anti war platform.

When he got to Congress, he chaired the Veterans Affairs Committee and actually his work for veterans is something that the Harris campaign is talking about in their formal response to these attacks from Vance. They went on to say in their comments that in his 24 years of service, the governor carried, fired, and trained others to use weapons of war a numeral a numeral time Governor Walt would never insult or undermine any Americans service to this country. In fact, he thanks Senator Vance for putting his life on the line for our country It is the American way. So you're right, Diane. What we do know is that it is true.

Governor Walt's never was in an active combat zone, but, look, 1 big takeaway for the American voter is that we have 2 running mates who served in uniform. It was something that for so long was central to our politics, but actually had we

had sort of gotten away from that in these tickets the last several cycles, but now we have 2 veterans on both sides. Right? Thing. And, Marielle, Harris, Walsh, and Vance have postponed some events in North Carolina due to the weather. So what's next on this battleground state tour for both sides.

And what are you watching more 41 former president Trump speaks this afternoon?

Yeah. Really quickly, they are moving, all the way across the country. They are finishing their battleground state tour out west. We're gonna see both Harris and Welch together in Arizona. And then Nevada, this was really sort of a coast to coast swing.

And then you're right. We know that, former president Trump is holding his own press conference later today. Look, we want answers about whether he's gonna commit to ABC's debate. Everyone excited and hoping Sidil that that will happen. And, also, whether he will continue these personal attacks against Harris, personal sort of attacks against governor Walt or whether we're gonna see Trump again sort of double down on more policy issues, which Republicans have said they think would be a really good idea for Trump to focus on instead, Diane.

White House correspondent, Mary Alice Parks. Thank you. And the special counsel investigating Hunter Biden says a Romanian oligarch paid the president's son influence US policy. Prosecutors alleged Hunter tried to conceal the true nature of the work he was performing for the wealthy Romanian while his father was vice president. Senior investigative correspondent, Erica Turitsky, joins me now for more on that.

Aaron, what else are you learning about this allegation and its significance?

Well, it's not a new charge, but it is a new claim that the special council is making in a new court filing tied to Hunter Biden's tax case that's scheduled to go to trial. Next month in California. And and the claim is that Hunter Biden was doing not illegal foreign lobbying, but something, for about a $1,000,000 that he took from this Romanian real estate tycoon who wanted Hunter Biden to intervene and get the US government to intervene in this corruption battle he was facing in his home country. The the special council does not allege that Hunter Biden did anything wrong. They say it's evidence that his mind was clear At the time he failed to pay his taxes where, of course, Hunter Biden said his mind was not clear because he was deep in the throes of drug addiction.

So where does the investigation go from here both in the courts and in congress?

Well, this is something that Republicans have been harping on for for a long time. Congressional Republicans have said there's something there and it ties Joe Biden to Hunter Biden's foreign business affairs. And and even though it's not criminally charged as part of this tax case, it it is the closest special counsel David Weiss has come to to sort of bringing then vice president Biden closer and closer to to his son's overseas business entanglements. It's not expected that Hunter Biden is ever going to face these kinds of charges of foreign lobbying. The the special council made clear in the filing.

That's not its intention. But it does wanna show this evidence to a jury next month when the tax case goes to trial.

Interesting. So what could this mean for president Biden?

Well, had he been running undoubtedly, Republicans would have used it in a political campaign to to try and maybe deflect from former president Trump's legal entanglements and say, look, we've got a a corrupt guy here in Biden. They're not gonna be able to make that argument now. And and Joe Biden, no evidence he ever did anything on behalf of his son. And in fact, the special counsel said there's no evidence Hunter Biden really did anything besides maybe make a phone call to the state department. But it's not a great look if Hunter Biden is using his, his influence, perhaps with the then sitting vice president to help a Romanian businessman.

And and and that's what congressional Republicans say is is the problem here.

Alright. Senior investigator correspondent, Erin Kotirski. Thank you. And Russian president Vladimir Putin is vowing to retaliate after Ukraine launched its 1st large scale assault in Russia since the start of the war. Ukraine has been defending its own territory, new excuse me, its own territory for newly and a half years.

Now it's taken the world by a surprise with a major incursion into Russia. Foreign correspondent James Longman has more on that story. Hi, James.

Yeah. Hi, Diane. For nearly 2 and a half years, Ukraine has been battling to defend its own territory from the Russian onslaught. Now they've taken the world by surprise by launching their own incursion into Russia. Now this all started on Tuesday in the cursed region of southern Russia fighter jets could be heard booming overhead.

There are multiple villages, which are thought perhaps even to have been occupied by Ukrainian forces, Sucha, which is a town in the south of Russia where there's lots of critical natural gas infrastructure fighting is going on there. And Ukrainians say they've taken multiple Russian soldiers hostage in all this as well. Now the Russians say they've halted this advance, although it's very difficult to know for sure Vladimir Putin has called this a major provocation, and he has vowed to retaliate as for a strategic goal for the Ukrainians, but it's possible that they're trying to show the United States that if there's going to be a negotiated settlement to this war, and their demands need to be taken seriously. Diane?

Foreign correspondent James Longman in Paris. Thank you. And I wanna bring ABC News National Security And Defense analyst, Mick Mulroy for more on this. Mick Ukraine has been defending its own territory against Russia for more than 2 years now. So how big of a deal is it for them to now go on the attack in Russia?

And why was this such a surprise?

Oh, Diane, I think the idea here is you're never gonna succeed, without going off the offensive, quite frankly. And this this might have been a surprise But that's good for the Ukrainians. It shows their operational security, but it really does several things for them. It shows the Russian leader ship that they are vulnerable and that this work can come to their, country. So it's not just in Ukraine.

It also will tie up a lot of Russian forces that will then not be used in Ukraine. And then lastly, it does, really, show how vulnerable Russia is. It can control this a major gas pipeline into, Europe, Russia's primary and almost solely economy. It's oil and gas. So this does several things for the Ukrainians.

It is a bold move, but quite frankly, it was needed, and it shows that Ukraine is willing to do what's necessary to win this conflict.

Now Ukraine seems to be hinting that the goal of this assault was to strengthen Ukraine's position in a negotiation. What do you make of that strategy?

Well, it will do that. I mean, the more they can actually take and actually hold of Russia, that just puts them in a better bargaining position. They can give back part of, Russia if they can hold it, and that's a big imp. To and and for Russia, conceding part of Ukraine, and it is ultimately going to end with a negotiated settlement unless Ukraine loses. So this really shows that Ukraine's in it to win this, and they're they understand that they cannot just, basically not, fail.

They can they have actually go on the offensive and put the the dilemma back on Russia and I think that's what this is intended to do.

And president Vladimir Putin's now promising to retaliate. So what are you expecting to see in response here? And how could this thing. This whole move changed the trajectory of this war.

Well, I don't know what else he could do. He's essentially attacking civilians cities, infrastructures with no concern at all for the Ukrainian people. So it's a threat, but it's a threat that he's already doing. From the Ukrainian perspective, this shows that they can actually take it into Russia. And I know that the Russian people are not gonna immediately say, oh, this is terrible and we quit.

But it does show the the Russian people that the Ukrainians are in this for the long haul, and they're gonna win. That's why they're doing this. Every opportunity to make sure they turn this around.

Alright. ABCU's National Security And Defense analyst, McMullroy. Thank you. And the IDF says it has struck a number of Hezbollah terror infrastructure sites in Southern Lebanon overnight. This is troops are moving forward with operations in and central Gaza.

ABC's foreign correspondent, Tom Sufi Birge joins me from Tel Aviv with more on that. Hi, Tom. What do you see there and hearing about these latest developments in Lebanon.

Hey, Tanya. I just wanna bring you the latest on Gaza we'll get into Lebanon. And we're getting a lot of reports of Israeli military attack activity across the Gaza Strip today, and medical sources in Gaza are telling ABC news that so far today, more than 50 people have been killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza City. In the north, we know Israel has struck 2 schools at least 12 people killed in those strikes according to Gaza civil defense. The Israeli military says those 2 schools are being used by Hamas's commander control centers The IDF also telling civilians in certain parts of Southern Gaza to move ahead of more military operations.

And it's true, Diane, Israel's war in Gaza has been overshadowed this week by threat of strikes by Iran and or by Hezbollah after those 2 assassinations in Tehran and Beirut, and we're still seeing a very tense situation up on Israel's northern border with Lebanon and Israeli defense official telling us Israel is preparing for multiple scenarios, but that official also appearing to draw a a potential red line saying we don't want escalation or a wider war, but we will not tolerate attacks against our citizens. We've got a bit of an insight earlier also into the type of pressure prime minister Netanyahu is under right now, the US calling on him and Hamas hit on him and Hamas reach a cease far deal in Gaza, but his security minister, far right mem member of his government, is sort of cryptically suggesting that Israel should carry out a preemptive striker that's not clear whether he's calling on a preemptive strike against Iran or against Hezbollah. Diane?

Foreign correspondent, Tom, Sufi Birge in Tel Aviv. Thank you, Tom. And tropical storm Debbie is now heading up the East Coast after making landfall for a second time. Debbie came ashore overnight near Bulls Bay South Carolina. So far, the storm's blamed for at least 6 steps.

At least 3 tornadoes touched down in North Carolina damaging several homes, a School and a church in Wilson County. Our extreme weather team has it all covered meteorologist Melissa Griffin standing by with the forecast, and Tamara Scott of our ABC Station in Raleigh. Is in Riceville Beach, North Carolina. Tamara, what are you seeing there? What's the damage like and how are conditions now?

Hey. Good morning, Diane. Yeah. We're here at Rightsville Beach right by the Johnny Mercer Pier, which is an icon for the people who are from here. And this is what Debbie left overnight.

Take a look here. This is the iconic sign. The Johnny Mercer Fishing Pier. It's been up here for decades. This is what people look for when they're touring coming down here to visit.

This is what the locals here know and have come to us. So this has been really heartbreaking. We've seen a lot of people come here looking at the sign, taking pictures, trying to get a look at it. Now we're gonna walk up the beach here because I wanna show you guys, see all the sand that's here. This is normally just a regular or sidewalk here, but because of the high winds that have come through here all morning line, it's now completely full here.

And if you look off in the since there. You can see how intense those waves are right now. This is how it's been all morning. There have been oh, and there goes my hat. This all intense the wind writing down my hat completely falls off as soon as you get here down to the water.

You can see how high those waves are. Now I know you see the sign here. This is a very small tight knit community here. These are people that love each other that come out here every morning to remake that sign, and it stood the winds here so far. So there's a lot going on, a lot of heavy winds.

There was a lot of rain that's calmed down for now, but we know that a lot of the neighboring counties were going through a lot those tornado warnings this morning. That's calm down here. So so far so good right now. Back to you, Diane.

Glad to hear that, Tamara. And, and, Debbie's expected to hammer the East Coast with rain over the next couple of days. So what's the latest on that track?

That's right, Diane. Debbie, far from over, even its second landfall. You could see we have flood washes extending all the way into Western New York now. But look at the tornado watch. That continues into the afternoon for places like Virginia Beach, Raleigh, back through Morehead City.

That's where we have those bands coming on. Very heavy rain, but also the potential for tornadoes. Usually with tornadoes in a system. They're weak, but still can pack a punch. Now look at this track.

We're gonna be watching Debbie weekend pretty rapidly because now it's over land, but what's not going to weaken is tropical moisture within Debbie. So really going to be a huge rainmaker up and down the East Coast as we head into the weekend. Now let's time it out for you. You could see the really heavy rain this afternoon is going to be from Charlotte to Raleigh, making its way up into Roanoke. So Western Virginia is what I'm really worried when it comes to the potential for flooding today.

That's where there is a high risk in some of these areas for flooding. We'll take it to Thursday night. That's tonight. Anywhere west Baltimore and DC, you're gonna look at West Virginia into parts of Roanoke up through creeping into Pennsylvania. That's where the heavy rain is tonight.

And then by tomorrow morning, it really starts to make its way into the northeast. So we have a significant flood threat for the northeast, especially the interior portions of the area. Syracuse Williamsport State College back through Washington, DC in Baltimore. It makes its way to New York City by Friday evening. So we're starting off the weekend quite wet.

All because of tropical storm Debbie. Diane? Tamara Scott Melissa Griffin. Thank you both.

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Katie, thanks for being here. First, I just wanna get your reaction. When you found out these astronauts who set off of the us for 8 days could end up stuck there for 8 months.

Jealous. You know, I I mean, I'm, you know, I mean, we're, of course, thinking about safety. And I say we, but I'm retired from NASA, but I loved living on the space station. And, actually, I signed for the year long mission that they might feet hit the ground after being up there 6 months. It's an amazing I mean, we're about the mission in Sunny and Butch and that whole crew up there and the team on the ground.

I mean, that's what they're looking at. And you look at that picture of them in the airlock and in those spacesuits is Mike and Tracy. And Do those look like faces that are like, oh, when do we get to come home? And and that's I'm gonna tell you that that's real.

Well, but use signed up for a year long mission. Do you mentally prepare when you go on an 8 day 1 that it might turn into an 8 month 1?

Well, I did actually sign up for a 6 month mission and, would have stayed another 6 months. And when I got home, I signed up for the year, but I I didn't get to go. But, You know, 8 days to 8 months, it is a big, big shift. And at the same time, having to stay longer than you planned, especially on a test mission like this, is is something, I mean, just knowing these 2 people, I mean, we're all 1 big family in in a community. You know, they've they've both lived on the space station.

They both know what it means. They know what it doesn't mean. And and they know that everything that they do up there is is leading us closer to the back to the moon and on to Mars. And so I I do think that, I mean, I'm sure it's hard. I mean, it's actually as much as I love being up there, it is definitely hard.

It's definitely hard. And at the same time, they know what a difference they are making up there. 2 more people taking this space station to do list and literally decimating it. I mean, it's making literally a whole new world for research on the space station because they're getting rid of all these backlog of tasks that were never quite the hottest ones to do, but, you know, really were necessary. And now they're they're getting done because Sunny and butcher there.

So there's a big upside And at the same time, I'm sure it's gotta be hard on them.

What about when it comes to supplies and just general logistics? Is the ISS prepared for extended stays like this for for someone to stay this much longer than originally planned?

Before they even left the ground, people were working, you know, certain kinds of equations of, you know, how long how long can we have them up there? What are what be the first things that we run out of it. Will it be food or water or oxygen or, you know, what are the things? And now that now they're doing that planning in a different way, There is there is a, you know, just a change in having more people. It takes up more supplies.

But the ground is monitoring that. I'm sure. And and now they're reevaluating. And and you have to remember that if they go to this sort of plan that they're looking at, I mean, so they're still planning on bringing Sonny and put home on the Starliner if the data speaks to them that it's safe to do. And if not, they're they're trying to put these other plans in place because it takes time to work out the details in them.

And some of those details are, what are you gonna run out of?

Alright. Katie Coleman, it's great to have you on and give us the firsthand perspective on this. Thank you.

Well, thanks a lot.

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Like nearly 11,000,000 other tourists this summer, I landed in Paris ready to take in the iconic sites and culture, the culinary scene, and, of course, the summer games. Here in the city of lights, parisians are known for their impeccable taste and high standards.

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And to make sure I'm getting it right, we called up an expert. Regian Cecilia Jordan of HelloFresh an online community of 1,500,000 Instagram followers, indulging the French.

How would you cribe the beauty of French lifestyle.

I would say quality time with the people you love, enjoying a meal together, being in the present.

My first lesson in French, a crash course of 4 must know phrases.

You have to greet someone all the time by saying. Hello. And if it's nighttime, Beautiful. It goes a huge way, really. Okay.

And then Yes, please. And Mercy. Thank you.

Next, a nod to slowing down.

Everything is time and enjoying the moment.

Yeah. So

we take 1 to 2 hour lunch breaks. We do not take our lunch break on our computer eating a sandwich. We go out, sit, and enjoy it, the art of life. America. We tend to eat lunch, you know, some places open 247.

In France, very big, careful, around 2 to 3 PM. Restaurants tend to close. Okay. They're open for lunch, and then they will have a break and be open around 7 PM. So in between, this is when you sit at Cafe to enjoy your sweets.

So enjoy your sweets. And all sweet Paris has to offer.

So we have the city living and breathing with the games.

How have the been welcomed,

do you think, by Parisians?

I see a lot of enthusiasm of, like, a pride like we were saying. Like, this is our city. Let us show you Thank you for coming, and we want to welcome you the best way possible.

So 1 hot topic that remains up for debate is tipping. And the answer depends on who you ask. Our expert said, yes, always tip at least 10% But I spoke with the restaurant owner in Nice in the south of France last month who said it's not expected, but nice for really great service. Bottom line, be flexible, be gracious, be willing to embrace the culture wherever you're visiting. She said that the French like, to complain and or rebels.

So I think I may be French.

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Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Unis is set to take office later today, promising to restore order saying Bangladesh is a family, and we have to unite it. More than 300 people have died in weeks over protests over now or prime minister Xi Casina's policies, including a quota system for government jobs and alleged human rights abuses action, rigged elections, and a brutal crackdown on her opponents. New Orleans residents are being told to boil their water because of a mylar balloon. The energy utility says the balloon hit a power line briefly knocking out power to a water plant and causing a drop in water pressure. 1 worker was seriously injured trying to get the pumps running again.

The boil water advisories in effect through this afternoon. Rapper Neli could be in legal trouble after being arrested near Saint Louis. Missouri Highway Patrol says he was carrying pills officers identified as ecstasy while in a casino. His lawyer came over Zealous police conducted an improper search and that he's confident the case will go nowhere. And the giant pandas are making their debut today at the San Diego Zoo.

Visitors finally get a chance to meet 5 year male, Eun Chuan, and 4 year old female Xin Bauer. They're the 1st pandas at the zoo since 2019, and the hope is that they will parent a new generation. And we're learning new details after Taylor Swift's canceled 3 shows in Vienna due to an alleged terror plot. 2 suspects are now in custody. And officials say the concrete threat was minimized, but Taylor's team wasn't taking any chances.

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Authorities say they've targeted a terror plot targeting Taylor Swift's ARRIS tour. Leaving the Grammy Award winning singer with no choice but to cancel her upcoming shows in Vienna. Austrian police arresting 2 suspects Wednesday after officials say they made detailed plans for an attack after being radicalized online. Sources telling ABC News US intelligence found a pledge to terror group Isis K from at least 1 of the suspects in July on a messaging app. Authorities say their in chemicals removed from the suspect's home for possible explosives.

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Fans crushed after Swift's team releasing a statement just hours before the 1st night's concert. Saying we have no choice, but to cancel the 3 scheduled shows for everyone's safety. After Austrian police said that an abstract danger remained.

Here's your flight. And we just heard that the counselors are canceled because of safety reasons.

Did you hear that the show got canceled? And I was like, No. Jewelry Smith and her 6 year old daughter flying to Austria from Chicago to see the star for significantly cheaper than in the states.

I'm just devastated for my daughter, but she was upset. And then we were talking about the reason why you know, in the most gentle manner that it could.

Swift has been on her global ARRIS tour since 2023, selling out stadiums worldwide. With these next 3 shows, expected to draw 65,000 people a night, and an additional 15000 people outside the stadium days ago that switched off in Munich, Germany, 40,000 fans listening to the 3 hour show on the hills next to the stadium. Although sources say investigators do not believe the alleged plot was directed by Isis operators.

Oh my god. The group

has claimed responsibility for attacks at concerts before. In March, a gunman killed 60 people in Moscow. And in 2017, a suicide bomber killed 20 2 outside Ariana Grande's concert in Manchester.

And Maggie Brule joins me now from London. Maggie, what's the latest on the operation that led to these arrests. And what have we learned today about some of the details of this alleged plot?

Hey, Diana. Austin authorities today released some new details. They they said they detained 3 teenagers, a 15 17 and 19 year old's men, the oldest 2 have been arrested. That 19 year old is an Austrian citizen. They believe he's the main suspect.

He has given a full fession. The 17 year old though is very interesting. They believe that he worked for a company that was providing services to the Taylor Swift concert that he actually would have been there that night. Now, Diane, the big question is how much insider knowledge did he have? How bad could this attack have been?

It's believed that both of those young men, their plan of this attack was to use knives and explosives to kill as many people as possible outside of the arena. Again, luckily, this was ported before any of that could happen, but a really real threat, Diane.

And Maggie Taylor Swift's team have promised a full refunds for all the tickets to these Vienna shows, but what about the other European dates? What are officials doing to keep them safe?

Well, Dan, this is the big question now. And what we know at this point is that all of the rest of her shows in Europe are planned to go on, including her final performance here in London next week. They are assured that these are safe and the press are just today. They said they don't seem to be any threats to any future shows for Taylor Swift. But, you know, Diane, I think the big question here is how do we keep soft targets like concerts safe?

They are constantly an under threat we do know that police have said they can bring out extra security, extra searches, bomb sniffing dogs, but you have to imagine this will be weighing on people's mind as they attend not just Taylor's concert, but other concerts going forward.

Now, Maggie, many Americans traveled to Europe just to see these shows. How are they reacting to the cancelations?

Yeah. I mean, we just saw, you know, in in piece, the 6 year old that was told she can't go to the show. Obviously, a lot of people are heartbroken. They've spent a lot of money. They traveled all the way to Vienna.

You know, I I have seen people coming together. I saw 1 post online, Diane, of a mom saying, reaching out saying any other swifties in Vienna, do you still wanna get together explore the city and trade friendship bracelets. So, hopefully, we do see people making the most of the situation and and making sure that they can still find some some joy being in Vienna altogether like this Diane.

Oh, I hope they're able to make the best of it and still get that trip. Maggie, thank you. And today marks 1 year since the devastating fires on Maui that killed 102 people and ravaged the town of Lahaina. Our series Maui Strong has been tracking the rebuilding process. And our Becky Whirley, who grew up on Maui, is there with a look at the progress in 1 of the historic and culturally significant towns in America.

1 year from the fires above Lahaina surveying the progress, an exclusive ride along with the mayor of Maui County, Richard Biston, the US Army Corps of Engineers and famed watermen and Lahaina organizer are Chiqualepa.

I'm getting a a bird's eye view and seeing progress. It gives people hope gives people the idea that maybe I can go home soon.

The county says of the 1399 homes to Troyd, at least 1374 of those lots have been cleared, but it can't come soon enough for Nellan Sisar. 1 year ago evacuating to a road above the town.

We can see our house burning.

Living in a hotel room for 8 months now in a temporary rental as she and her husband make plans to rebuild.

Every time I come visit our place. It's break my heart. It's so sad. We're getting closer there that we can rebuild soon. Our living room here, dining room here.

Initially, the county told residents it would take 2 to 3 years to get people started on home construction. But

We started issuing our first permits in July, end of June. So that's about a year and a half, 2 and a half years sooner than we had predicted.

Home building has been prioritized, but riding with state representative Ellie Cochran, I see other parts of town are still waiting their turn. Sacred Heart School where I once went still in rubble. It's my first time seeing the damage here. I didn't even recognize this. So this is where I went to 2nd grade.

Rebuilding could take 3 to 5 years. Since the fire students and teachers making do in outdoor classrooms. But just this week, Sacred Heart welcoming a 185 students to their new semi permanent campus.

We were breaking ground in January, and here we are in a new school.

And Becky Burley joins me now for more on this. Becky, I know you grew up on Maui. You witnessed the aftermath of these buyers. It was an emotional time for you. How does it feel being back 1 year later?

You know, Diane, it's still shocking. The size and scope of the destruction never seems to wane, and it's just overwhelmed when I see it. But what I feel more than anything is the progress that the island is making and the coalescing of where we're headed, you know, to see these homes moving forward, 1 house is already under construction, and it's like a precursor to what's coming. I can just imagine in a month, all of the, you know, the nail guns and the the foundation being poured and people being hopeful thinking, oh, maybe we'll get in for next Christmas. You know, those kind of ideas, you feel the hope here.

It's really palpable.

Becky, when you say 1 home is under construction and we're talking about a year's worth of time. That feels like a long time. Are people there frustrated? With that, is that the sentiment?

Yes. And recognizing that infrastructure needed to be rebuilt underground above ground. So the mayor telling us that water and sewer will be up and running by the end of the year. They have to get all the electricity hardened so that this never happens again. So the the sheer size of it is massive.

And remember, we are the most geographically remote population center on the planet. You can't just, you know, order something to be delivered by Amazon the next day. It takes a while. So all of the things people need to build. That's gonna be a little longer in the process.

Is it frustrating? I can't even imagine. And housing is something people still need in

come online, Diane. That's a big job. That's for sure. And, Becky, there is this massive $4,000,000,000 settlement that was just reached. That resolves hundreds of claims against the state and other defendants.

So what's the latest on that and how will those payouts impact the community?

That's a big question, Mark Diane. Next week, they are set to meet with many of the folks who are suing and the insurance companies and all the people who want a piece of that money. It's not been determined how it's gonna be split up, but, the governor, Doctor Josh Green, says we had to make this settlement, and we the the the speed at doing that is gonna help the community move forward economically and also just putting it in the past and helping people heal. I mean, you can't listen to the radio here where there isn't an ad for, have you been wronged in the in the fires and and reliving all that trauma, just it we he says we need to move on.

Oh, Becky, thank you for being there all along throughout this process and documenting this important story. Wishing you and the other people on Maui, all the luck in the world in building as quickly as possible. And for more on Maui's rebuilding, you can walk are special Maui strong 808 rising from the ashes that streams tonight at 8:30 Eastern on ABC news live. In a double shark, exciting off the coast of New Jersey, sending beachgoers running for sand. The sharks were caught on camera swimming dangerously close the shore of Cape May Point.

And this comes as a recent study, shedding some light on why baby sharks are attracted to shallow water. ABC News Morgan Norwood has the latest.

These dorsal fins causing beach goers to do a double take.

Just saw a dolphin, and I thought it was a dolphin.

Not quite. It was actually a shark. Watches its winds dangerously close to shore here in Cape May Pointe, New Jersey, sending beach goers running for the sand.

Yeah. Look at that. It's a shark, man.

We saw 2 fins pop up close in, and we came down. We thought it was maybe 2 sharks, but when we got a closer look, it was 1 long 6 foot shark.

The Cape Me Point Patrol Chiefs sharks like this 1 aren't common in the area, but don't usually get too close for comfort.

Usually, when we see these sharks, that clears the shore, it's on the end of a fisherman's line. So to see it by itself, just swimming along. It's unusual, but it is a type of shark we could tell from the the dorsal fin that the type of shark was a brown shark.

And just days earlier, this shark spotted at the same beach. Researchers say it's usually the baby sharks that tend to hang out near the shore. A recent study published in the journal frontiers in Marine Science say these pups are gravitating to find the most shallow water.

So a lot of sharks use shallow water as nursery. That's where they come and give birth or after born, the babies go and hang out there. And it's really for safety. That's their fewer large predator. So being in shallow water is a safer place for them.

Another simple explanation like us. They like it hot.

Because it's shallow, it gets warmer, and that warmer water helps them grow faster.

An expert say the unusually warm waters driven by climate change could cause us to see more sharks swimming closer to shore Diane.

Morgan Norwood. Thank you. Coming up on ABC News Live, a major antitrust ruling involving Google, why a federal judge ruled the search giant illegally used its power to maintain a monopoly.

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Well, it's a really momentous decision. And, I mean, think about how this relates to other sort of antitrust decisions throughout history. Back in the nineties, Microsoft was called a monopoly by the federal government. As they were dealing with that, they were fending off other competitors. Well, during that year, a little company called Google was starting to make inroads.

And so you can see then how this you can lead to sort of these tectonic changes once a company has declared a monopoly. So the federal judge here has a couple main there's 2 main beefs. 1 beef is about the sort of sponsored search results that when

you, you know, enter restaurants near me on Google, there's always the sponsored thing at the top.

They say Google's basically been unfair in how they have been getting money from these companies to to be at the top of that list. The bigger thing,

though, I think is the thing you just mentioned, the idea that they are the default search engine on a

lot of different web browsers. That includes things like Safari, Mozilla Firefox, a lot of Android phones, meaning, like, you don't have to download the Google you don't have to go to www.google.com to search. You just type something into that search bar, and it automatically creates a what? A Google search for you That's not an accident. That is the result of 1,000,000,000 and 1,000,000,000 of dollars that Google has funneled to these companies to say we want to be the default, and the judge basically said that is sidelines what would be, you know, alternative or even new search engines from springing up.

Would it be okay if the companies just chose to make Google the default without that arranged

well, this is the thing. As Google says, like, we're popular for a reason.

Like, it's not like anyone's forcing you to Google things. You can go to, you know, Bing.

You can go to duckduck go any of these sort of alter, but no 1 does.

Right? Exjeeves. Is that still correct?

Exactly. According to according to the federal government, more than 90% of searches are done on Google. I think that would with

what you and I probably would expect. Right?

But Google says, listen, these companies were consenting and wanting to get paid by us. We paid them No big deal. And guess what? Consumers like using Google? Cause it's a a good service.

So what is the problem here? Well, the government basically says, you have created an ecosystem where you've given so much money to these companies that now they can't even afford to drop you if they wanted to. These companies now, like Apple Apple and Safari get so much money from Google for it to be the default search engine that they at this point can't even dream of having a a a different competitor which the federal judge

here said this is exactly what they wanted in the first place.

Alright. So we'll be watching for what happens next there. But before you go, I also wanna ask you about this pit bull stadium. So the Florida team will soon be playing at Pit Bull Stadium.

Dolly. Diane. This is this is the era of Pit Bull. He he is Miami. Miami is he.

And so F IU University, Florida International University, located in Miami, Pitbull's hometown. They're gonna have a new stadium sponsor. And the era of, like, staples center, that's done. Now you've got these sort of individual entertainers, these huge, you know, I'm thinking actors and and, you know, musical artists like like Pitbull, they are brands and themselves now. And so Pitbull is gonna pay $1,500,000 a year for the next 5 years.

With an option to re up so that you could be looking at 10 years of pitbull stadium. And within that, he'll also have his vodka company that he owns feature their He'll have days where he can perform, concerts at the stadium. All he has to

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This has

been a really hot issue in several Southern States, and now Georgia is saying the AP African American Studies course does not violate state laws. It was just last month that Georgia School superintendent Richard Woods pulled funding based on a Republican backed law from 2002 the band teaching, quote, divisive concepts in public schools, including those dealing with race and racism. But now would is reversing his ruling, saying in a statement that they will be funded, quote, as long as these courses are implemented in a professionally and academically appropriate manner and without espousing personal political beliefs. Wood says a disclaimer though must be added to all AP courses in the Georgia course catalog, which in part says that the contents have not been reviewed or approved by the Georgia Department of Education. As for other states, Florida South Carolina and Arkansas have all recently pulled funding for that course.

There's no word on whether any of those states will reconsider. Rhiannon Ali, thank you.

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I know. Was not a mistake. No. It wasn't a mistake because we begin with the beepstakes people. And while we know that Tim Walks has officially joined the Harris ticket heading into Election Day, we also have some information on who might play him on SNL when the show comes back for season 50 in a few weeks.

Maya Rudoff, of course, set to reprise her Emmy winning Havala Harris impression on SNL. And now we know that Lauren Michaels reached out to Steve Martin to play Tim Waltz. Don't get too excited. You guys, the only murders the only murders in the building star declined to the offer. Steve telling the LA Times, I said, Lauren, I'm not an do you need someone who can really nail the guy?

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It's giving butter, honey.

No. Way.

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A little cinnamon. There's a little cinnamon. Of Cinnamon.

It really smells like the pretzel shop. If you drink it, is it edible? I don't think so. But I This is, like, dangerous.

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Hi. I'm Diane Mosado. Let's get right to our top story. Tropical storm Debbie is now heading up the East Coast after making landfall for a second time. Debbie came ashore overnight near Bulls Bay South Carolina.

So far, the storm is blamed for at least 6 deaths. At least 3 tornadoes touched in North Carolina damaging several homes, a school, and a church in Wilson County, Jimmy's price of our ABC station is in Raleigh. Jimmy.

We're in Wilson County in the town of Lokehoma, where there is an active search for a man believed to be inside this home have 3 search and rescue teams on the ground trying to find this man. The home has been leveled. It's supposed to be 2 stories, but now it is 1 So all hands on deck as they try to find this man inside. Now this is just 1 of a handful of homes that sustained significant damage during those early morning storms. Several homes also on this road with the roof blown off And where we are located right now is about 2 minutes away from that school, that middle school that sustained significant damage also in the town of Lucoma where the roof was also blown off of that building.

And you could see inside desk air conditioning duct as well as the installation from inside the building. But right now, all eyes are on this home as the search continues for the man

you. And let's bring an ABC News Meteorologist Melissa Griffin. Melissa, what's the latest on the storm's track?

Well, Diane, I just got the 11 AM advisory in. And Debbie is barely hanging on as a tropical storm now with 40 mile per hour winds. We're expecting it to continue to weaken now that it's over land, but what's not going to weekend is that rain that's coming right along with it. You could see these floodwatches extend all the way to the Canadian border now, and that tornado watch for parts of North Carolina and Virginia, That's an effect through this afternoon. We've already seen tornado warnings popping up across the area, north of Raleigh, and very heavy rain expected with this.

That's where we have a high risk for flash flooding across parts of North Carolina and Virginia. That heavy rain continues right through the afternoon today as it finally starts to pick up a little bit more speed. We've seen it sitting off the Carolina coast for so long. It will finally start moving and heavy rain makes its way into the northeast as we head throughout the day on Friday. Timing it out starting Friday morning, places like DC, Baltimore up through Central Pennsylvania.

Even into Western New York, Buffalo Syracuse, they're included. Significant flood threat across the northeast with the remnants of what was Debbie. That continues to move right through the day on Friday into Friday evening. Places like Philadelphia and New York up through Albany seeing that heavy rain. Thankfully, it does move out by Saturday morning, but at least behind so much rain.

Some of these areas could see more than 6 inches of rain from Raleigh, Roanoke, just west of DC, all the way up into the northeast. So, Debbie, far from over Diane will be tracking it for at least the next 24 hours.

Alright, Melissa Griffin. Thank you. Vice President Harris Tim Walz and JD Vans are all on the campaign trail host in dueling events in a battleground state blitz. Harrison Wallstrom, their biggest crowd yet in Detroit where Harris tore into the Trump campaign, but called off chance of lock him up.

You know what? Here hold on. Here's the thing. The courts are gonna handle that. We're gonna beat them in November.

Meanwhile Vance is attacking Walsh's military record seizing on this moment.

And we can make sure that those weapons of war

that I carried in war is the only place where those weapons

what was this weapon that you carried into war given that you abandoned your unit right before they went to Iraq do not pretend to be something that you're not

And now former president Trump is set to hold a press conference at Mar a Lago today. White House correspondent, Marielle. Parks joins me for more Mary Alice, how's the Harris campaign responding to this? Both the attacks from JD Vance, but also how are they explaining why Walsh would say he carried a weapon in war if he never saw combat.

Yeah, Diane. Good morning. Look, the Harris team thinks that these are just slowly explosive allegations that go too far. What we know is that when he was 17 years old, Governor Walton listed in the Nebraska national guard. He then transferred to the Minnesota National Guard, and he served for 24 years in uniform.

He did deploy, but he never deployed to an active combat zone. So, of course, that is a key distinction. And Republicans, sort of, like, we heard their senator Vance really pouncing on that comment from Waltz, where he said that he held weapons of war in war, even though he did not see active combat. Look, the Harris team is also pointing to the that in 2005, when Walt's retired, it was right when the Iraq war was heating up, but Walt immediately ran for Congress. On an anti war platform.

He was really outspoken against the war in Iraq. And when he got to Congress, he shared his veterans affairs committee and has worked extensively, for years, I should say, on sort of veterans benefits, veterans rights. That's something else that the Harris team is talking about in their statements they went on to say that, look, in his 24 years of service, the governor carried, fired, and trained others to use weapons of war innumerable times. Governor Walt would never insult or undermine any American service to the country. In fact, he thanked Senator Vance for putting his life on the line for our country.

It's the American way. Diane.

And, Mariana, the new poll now shows vice president Harris leading former president Trump among likely voters, 52% to 48. How significant is that?

Look, it's big. The Harris team's obviously excited about these numbers. They feel good about the energy they are seeing. We saw that huge crowd that she had there in Detroit. They're also talking about the number of new volunteers that have come and joined the campaign, especially in these battleground states, of course, Dan, it's important to remember that we don't elect people based on sort of national polling numbers.

We don't elect, presidents based on sort of national vote votes at all. Right? We have this electoral college system, and that's why these battleground states can make such a difference. Each of these campaigns. They're trying to sort of game the map.

They need to get to 270, and they're looking so closely both campaigns at those key states in the Midwest. Talking about wish Michigan, Wisconsin, those states, the campaigns know could decide all of this. It'll be interesting in the next few days. We're gonna see Harrison Walt's kinda finished their blitz all the way out west, Arizona, and Nevada. Those could be key states.

The Democrats were able to hold on to them like they did in 2020. That could be huge, but in those states, we know that Trump still seems in polling at least to have a bit of an edge. So that poll, interesting, shows a lot of momentum behind Harris, but, again, it's those battleground states that really could dev could decide everything, Diane.

Alright. White House correspondent, Mary Alice Parks. Thank you. And the special counsel investigating Hunter Biden says a Romanian oligarch paid president's son to influence US policy. Prosecutors alleged hunter tried to conceal the true nature of the work he was performing for the wealthy Romanian While his father was vice president, senior investigative correspondent, Erica Tursky, has the latest.

There are no new charges here, but this is the closest federal prosecutors have come to tying president Biden to his sons, foreign business affairs. Special Counsel David Weiss accused Hunter by of accepting about a $1,000,000 from a Romanian businessman who was attempting to influence US policy and public opinion while Joe Biden was vice president In a new court filing, the special council said Hunter Biden and 2 associates were hired in 2015 by Gabriel Papayeshu, a Romanian Real Estate tycoon, who was facing corruption charges in his home country and wanted the US to intervene. The filing said Hunter Biden was concerned, lobbying work might cause political ramifications for his father, so the payment was structured in a way that concealed the true nature of the work he was performing. This all came up, Diane, as part of a tax case scheduled to go to trial in California next month. Hunter Biden has pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from $1,400,000 in taxes that went unpaid while he struggled with addiction.

He faces no charges of improper foreign lobbying but prosecutors said this evidence shows Biden's mind was clear when he skirted the IRS. Diane?

Senior investigator correspondent, Aaron Kotersky. Thank you. Russian president Vladimir Putin is vowing to retaliate after Ukraine launched its first large scale assault in Russia since the start of the war. Ukraine has been defending its own territory for nearly 2 and a half years. Now it's taken the world by surprise with a major incursion into Russia.

Ukraine officials say this video shows its troops taking Russian prisoners. ABC's Patrick Grivel joins me now for more on that story. Patrick, a Russian report now says Ukraine is is expanding its incursion into Russia. So what's the latest?

Hi, Dan. Yeah. We've been trying to follow this major Ukrainian incursion into Russia into Russia's cursed region. And still, Ukrainian officials are almost entirely silent on it. So we've been building a picture by following these pro Kremlin Russian military bloggers, and it appears from what they are describing that this is a large Ukrainian operation involving at least 2 brigades.

And as you say, just in the last little while, 1 of these Russian bloggers, 1 of the best known ones, has suggested that the Ukrainians are now expanding their area of control. They already control several villages in the curse region. They've also now pushed it seems up to a village at least 30 kilometers deep inside the Kursk region. At the moment, the fear that some of the Russian bloggers are expressing is that Ukraine is trying to push towards a nuclear power station that is about 80 kilometers from the border. It's still a very long way from where the Ukrainians have reached so far, but that's an alarm that the Russians, the that these Russian bloggers are sounding.

It's still an extremely chaotic picture, but it's clear that this is a major offensive. Nothing like, not like anything we've seen before really by Ukraine into Russia. Question now, how long can it last? How far can Ukraine get? And what will happen in the coming days down?

And, Patrick, in that video, Ukrainian officials say what you're seeing is troops taking Russian soldiers as prisoners. So what is that say about Ukraine strategy to now be going into Russia and taking prisoners from the country?

Yeah. These are quite amazing pictures, really, and they've been geolocated by ABC, and they show dozens of Russian troops being taken prisoner. It appears yesterday around the town of of Suja just over the border. And I think it shows, firstly, quite how off guard Russia was caught by this operation, how quickly and how successful it was, at least in the initial hours, a large Ukrainian force was able very quickly to take a handful of villagers. It seems now that they've more or less taken this village sujja, which is 1 of the the the first key villages as you come across the border, they're now trying to push forward Russia's defense ministry is claiming that the situation is under control and that it stopped Ukraine's advance.

But when we look at what's being said by these pro Kremlin, military bloggers are very different picture emerges. It sounds very much like the situation is not at all under Russia's control And in fact, that Ukrainian units are continuing to push, are continuing to advance, and they seem to have reached a village even 30 kilometers inside in terms of strategy, you know, at the moment, many people are trying to understand what is Ukraine's ultimate goal here? Is it to try and take territory perhaps to try and trade in the long term is it simply to try and turn the narrative even is to show that Ukraine is no longer entirely on the back foot is it to try and seize, territory for trading? These are questions that we ultimately just don't know. Ukrainian officials are being extremely silent on this at the moment.

But for now, of course, many questions, and this is still, obviously, a major major development in this war, Dan.

Patrick Rival in London Forest. Thank you. And medical sources in Gaza tell ABC news, more than 50 people have been killed in Israeli strikes so far today. This has the IDF is advising civilians in certain parts of Southern Gaza to evacuate ahead of more military operations. ABC foreign correspondent, Tom Sophie Biridge is joining me now from Tel Aviv with more on that.

Tom, what's the latest there in Gaza and the IDF's call for more evacuations?

Yeah, Dan. We're getting reports of multiple Israeli strikes in multiple areas of the Gaza Strip today. And as you say, more than 50 people killed in those attack according to medical sources in Gaza. In Gaza City, in the north of the Strip, we know Israel has struck 2 schools, at least 12 people killed in those strikes alone according to Gaza civil defense. The Israeli military says those 2 schools are being used by Hamas as command and control centers.

And of course, Israel's warning Gaza has been overshadowed Dianne this week, by the threat of strikes by Iran and or by Hezbollah after those 2 assassinations in Tehran and Beirut were still seeing a very tense situation up on Israel's northern border with Lebanon. We just got a statement from Hezbollah announcing their 4th attack of the day. We've seen reports of Israel striking into Southern Lebanon today too. That's a a real pattern we've seen for 9 months, so we're not seeing anything beyond that right now. And Israeli defense official telling us Israel is preparing for multiple scenarios and saying Israel doesn't want escalation or a wider war, but will not tolerate attacks against citizens.

I mean, what is clear right now, Diane, is that the Iranian government and hezbollah both face a very difficult decision. They say they will respond. However, calibrating any response, so it doesn't result in a much harsher response from Israel won't be easy. Dan?

Foreign correspondent, Tom, Sophie Burridge, and Tel Aviv. Thanks, Tom. And US unemployment claims dropped last week, but applications remain a little high. The department of labor says jobless claims fell 17,000 to 233,000. That's fewer than 240,000 analysts anticipated.

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Frightening new allegations about the harrowing experience for those 5 people killed aboard the ocean gate tightened submersible last June. The family of 1 of the victims filing a $50,000,000 lawsuit, claiming long before the Titan was crushed under intense ocean pressure, only 90 minutes into the dive, The crew dropped weight from the submersible indicating they tried and failed to abort the dive altogether. And the lawsuit says by experts reckoning, they would have continued to descend in full knowledge of the vessel's irreversible failures experiencing terror and mental anguish prior to the Titan ultimately imploding.

90 minutes into the dive there were problems. And and they and the crew knew, and the past years probably knew that there were problems because there were all kinds of warnings going off And that terror that they were feeling in that submersible, in that very tight space, knowing that they may die That is an element of damages that they should be asking the jury for.

The suit was filed by the family of French explorer, Paul Honorey, who may 37 previous dives to the Titanic site, they alleged ocean gate failed to disclose key facts about the Titan's durability. We run the whole thing with this game controller. The lawsuit claims the wireless electronic system was faulty, and that controller along with the controls and gages on the would not work without a constant power source. And Diane Oceangate did not respond to requests for comment on this law suit next month, the coast guard will hold public hearings on this catastrophe. Diane?

Trevor Alt. Thank you. And the latest viral weight loss craze is taking social media by storm. So called rice Zembeck is being touted by some as a low cost alternative to drugs like Empek and Wigovee. But doctors say not so fast.

ABC's area of Russia has the details.

It's the latest weight loss fad to land on social media.

Let's make rice Emphic.

Rice Emphic touted as a starchy alternative to prescription drugs like Ozempic Moundjaro, and Wagovee. 100 of users posting about the so called hack garnering millions of views on TikTok, followers of the internet dubbed rice zempic diet report soaking rice in hot water and then drinking the leftover liquid with some added lime first thing in the morning. Claiming a curbs hunger throughout the day. Dallas mom and beauty influencer, Ivana Sunshine says she hopped on the trend to help reduce her midsection.

I had already used rice water for other things like my skin care and my hair for hair growth. So that was another reason that I didn't think there was any harm in consuming out.

And she says for her, it's making a difference.

It did cut my appetite. I did notice the first day I was paying close attention, but then the following days, I did notice I was eating a lot less.

Health experts say rice water contains resistant starch. The drink may allow the body to feel full, but that doesn't mean you'll shed pound safely or sustainably like an approved weight loss medication.

The medication kind of shuts off part of the appetite center in your brain. Short term and long term, we don't have any data that these resistance starches are gonna help people lose weight and definitely not a clinically meaningful amount of weight.

Doctors urging caution.

If you want to maintain or lose weight, The key really is to eat a balanced diet of largely fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts, seeds, legumes, and to try to get at least 150 minutes of exercise a week.

And doctors say bottom line, fad diets come and go, but for people who have struggled to lose weight for years, say the best thing to do is to work out a program with your health care provider, come up with a plan for some weight loss medications can help achieve that long term goal along with exercise and nutritious balanced food. Diane?

Aria Rheshev. Thank you. And doctors say the best way to achieve long term weight loss is to work with a health care provider to come up with a specific plan. Coming up meeting the new moms of team USA. We are it to Paris after the break.

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WNBA star, Nafisa Colier, defending Gold with her 2 year old daughter, Mila, by her side.

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Stifel Chase racer, Marissa Howard, qualifying for her first ever Olympics only after she gave birth to her now 2 year old son Kai.

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And Fencer, Nana Javez, competing in the games while 7 months pregnant. Mom's strength is winning gold at these Olympics.

I believe in the mom's strength. You know, I believe that we figure things out. We are always doing complicated, complex things. We are, you know, having to navigate so many challenges and changes. And I think when you do come back to the thing you did before, you're like, okay.

That wasn't that bad.

Allison Felix may have retired from the sport But now the most decorated track and field Olympian of all time frustrated by her own experiences as an athlete and mom is working with Pampers to create the first ever family space the Olympic village. What else can help make sure that female athletes stay in the game?

My desire is just for them to be able to have the choice. If they choose parenthood, they'll be supported throughout.

Moms like Nafisa. A lot of women myself included, you know, can be scared to have a baby in the middle of their careers. Because they're not sure what that life is going to look like.

My life looks a lot different than it used to, obviously. It just changes your entire perspective on life in the game. I'm playing more freely, it feels like, more aggressively just because I'm not living and dying by, like, what's happening on the

Marissa tapping into that same mom strength on the track.

Like, wow, that race is not painful compared to what I went through in having him

think it just naturally builds up like this cals within you that makes you a stronger person. Don't underestimate us.

And Maggie Rulie joins me now from London with more. Maggie, I know you spoke to Allison Felix, and she was just named to the IOC's athlete commission. So what's she saying about that new position?

Yeah. Well, then I'd say Allison is so incredible. She's joining this new position, and it She kept through innovating tests. 1 of her greatest passions is making sure that moms and parents can stay in the game each is her going through motherhood and dealing with those challenges. And she says a lot of this passion came from her own experiences.

She talks very openly about the difficulties she had when she was pregnant. She went through a very difficult almost deadly pregnancy and birth of her first child. And then when she was an athlete after that, she said it was very challenging. She went to the Olympics. She did metal after becoming a mom, but she said she had to figure out how to do it, what hotels to stay in with her children, how she could keep breastfeeding while she was training.

That there were no plans in place. And so, when she has joined this commission, when she became sort of a name after the Olympics, She decided she wanted to use that that net new power to really empower other moms and parents to to help them be able to keep training throughout pregnancy to keep training after they become moms. And now we're really seeing what's happening at the fruit of her labor, and it's been incredible to watch. And you know, Dan, I also have to mention that, even as she's there working in Paris right now, she's still bombing. She brought her 5 year old and her 3 month old with her.

And Maggie, I know that they've talked about having this new family space in the Olympic village to kind of help parents straddle this this line of meeting the needs of their teams and their families at the same time. What else are athlete parents saying they need during the games?

Hey. Well, it's a really great question because 1 of Allison's big missions is to make sure this doesn't just stop at the Olympics. Yes. She wants to build an even bigger family space in LA in 4 years for those Olympics. But she wants these spaces to be available at other tournaments and athletic events as well.

And another thing she's really pushing for is that to go beyond family spaces, to really encounter, encapsulate all of what athletes need. So things like sponsorships as well, you know, Allison was really outspoken during some of her sponsorship deals with Nike. She really fought to have maternity leave covered during those sponsorship deals. And so I think for athletes going forward, that's something that they're gonna wanna consider how can maternity and paternity leave be covered for these athletes to make sure they can stay in the game.

And, Maggie, I know it's not just the athletes boasting that mom's strength. You have been traveling all over the world with your own baby bump. I might and doing it with so much praise.

I'm not sure if you can see it

right now.

Let's see.

Let's see. Yeah. Love it.

So, Maggie, great to see you doing well, and thanks for all the work you're doing. Mom's strength indeed. And thanks to you for watching. I am Diana at the news. Never stops.

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And astronauts stuck in space while the crew who flew to the IS for 8 days may end up being there for 8 months, and NASA's new plan to bring them home. Kamala Harris, Tim Walsh, and JD Vanser on campaign trail hosting dueling events in a battleground state blitz. Harrison Wallster, their biggest crowd yet in Detroit where Harris tore into the Trump campaign, but called off chance to lock him up.

You know what? Here hold on. Here's the thing. The courts are gonna handle that. We're gonna beat them in November.

Meanwhile, Vance is attacking Walt's military record seizing on this moment.

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What was this weapon that you carried into war given that you abandoned your unit right before they went to Iraq? Do not pretend to be something that you're not

Now former president Trump is set to hold a press conference at Mar a Lago today. White House correspondent Mary Alice Parks joins me now for more. Mary how's the Harris campaign responding to these attacks on Walsh's military service and that comment about carrying a gun in war when he never actually saw combat combat.

Yeah, Diane. These were explosive allegations, specifically that language stolen valor. That language actually can have legal implications. It be a federal crime to lie about military service. Look, Democrats say that that allegation from Vance just goes way too far.

What we know is that governor Waltz, when he 17 years old, enlisted in Nebraska National Guard. He later transferred to the Minnesota National Guard. He served 24 years in uniform. He did deploy, but he did not ever deploy to an active combat zone. He retired from the military after 24 years of service in 2000 5 that was right when the war in Iraq was heating up.

Month after he retired, almost immediately after he retired, he announced a run for Congress and ran on an anti war platform When he got to Congress, he chaired the Veterans Affairs Committee, and actually his work for veterans is something that the Harris campaign is talking about in their formal response to these attacks from Vance they went on to say in their comments that in his 24 years of service, the governor carried, fired, and trained others to use weapons of war a numeral a numeral times Governor Walt would never insult or undermine any Americans service to this country. In fact, he thanks Senator Vance for putting his life on the line for our country It is the American way. So you're right, Diane. What we do know is that it is true. Governor Walt's never was in an active combat zone, but, look, 1 big takeaway for the American voter is that we have 2 running mates who served in uniform.

It was something that for so long was central to our politics, but actually had we had sort of gotten away from that in these tickets the last several cycles, but now we have 2 veterans on both sides running.

And, Marielle, Harris, Walsh, and Vance have postponed some events in North Carolina due to the weather. So what's next on this battle crown state tour for both sides. And what are you watching more for when former president Trump speaks this afternoon?

Yeah. Really quickly, they are moving, all the way across the country. They are finishing their battleground state tour out west. We're gonna see both Harris and Welch together in Arizona. And then Nevada, this was really sort of a coast to coast swing.

And then you're right. We know that, former president Trump is holding his own press conference later today. Look, we want answers about whether he's to commit to ABC's debate. Everyone excited and hoping to bill that that will happen. And also whether he will continue these personal attacks against Harris, personal sort of attacks against, governor Waltz or whether we're gonna see Trump again sort of double down on more policy issues, which Republicans have said think would be a really good idea for Trump to focus on instead, Diane.

White House correspondent, Mary Alice Parks. Thank you. And the special counsel investigating Hunter Biden says a Romanian oligarch paid the president's son to influence US policy. Prosecutors alleged Hunter tried to conceal the true nature of the work he was performing for the wealthy Romanian while his father was vice president. Senior investigative correspondent, Erica Turitsky, joins me now for more on that.

Aaron, what else are you learning about this allegation and its significance?

Well, it's not a new charge, but it is a new claim that the special council is making in a new court filing tied to Hunter Biden's tax case that's scheduled to go to trial. Next month in California. And and the claim is that Hunter Biden was doing not illegal foreign lobbying, but something, for about a $1,000,000 that he took from this Romanian real estate tycoon who wanted under Biden to intervene and get the US government to intervene in this corruption battle he was facing in his home country. The the special council does not allege that Hunter Biden did anything wrong. They say it's evidence that his mind was clear At the time, he failed to pay his taxes where, of course, Hunter Biden said his mind was not clear because he was deep in the throes of drug addiction.

So where does the investigation go from here both in the courts and in congress?

Well, this is something that Republicans have been harping on for for a long time. Congressional Republicans have said there's something there and it ties Joe Biden to Hunter Biden's foreign business affairs. And and even though it's not criminally charged as part of this tax case, it it is the closest special counsel David Weiss has come to to sort of bringing then vice president Biden closer and closer to to his son's overseas business entanglements. It's not expected that Hunter Biden is ever going to face these kinds of charges of foreign lobbying. The the special council made clear in the filing.

That's not its intention. But it does wanna show this evidence to a jury next month when the tax case goes to trial.

Interesting. So what could this mean for president Biden?

Well, had he been running undoubtedly, Republicans would have used it in a political campaign to to try and maybe deflect from former president Trump's legal entanglements and say, look, we've got, another corrupt guy here in Biden. They're not gonna be able to make that argument now. And and Joe Biden, no evidence he ever did anything on behalf of his son. And in fact, the special counsel said there's no evidence Hunter Biden really did anything besides maybe make a phone call to the state department. But it's not a great look if Hunter Biden is using his, his influence, perhaps with the then sitting vice president to help a Romanian businessman.

And and and that's what congressional Republicans say is is the problem here.

Alright. Senior investigative correspondent, Erin Kotirski. Thank you. And Russian president Vladimir Putin is vowing to retaliate after Ukraine launched its first large scale assault in Russia since the part of the war. Ukraine has been defending its own territory in new, excuse me, its own territory for nearly 2 and a half years.

Now it's taken the world by prize with a major incursion into Russia. Foreign correspondent James Longman has more on that story. Hi, James.

Yeah. Hi, Diane. For nearly 2 and a half years, Ukraine has been to defend its own territory from the Russian onslaught. Now they've taken the world by surprise by launching their own incursion into Russia Now this all started on Tuesday in the cursed region of Southern Russia fighter jets could be heard booming overhead. There are multiple villages which I thought perhaps even to have been occupied by Ukrainian forces, Sucha, which is a town in the south of Russia where there's lots of critical natural gas infrastructure fighting is going on there.

And the Ukrainians say they've taken multiple Russian soldiers hostage, in all this as well. Now the Russians say they've halted This advance although it's very difficult to know for sure Vladimir Putin has called this a major provocation, and he has vowed to retaliate as for a a strategic goal for the Ukrainians but it's possible that they're trying to show the United States that if there's going to be a negotiated settlement to this war, then their demands need to be taken seriously. Diane?

Foreign correspondent James Longman in Paris. Thank you. And I wanna bring ABC News National Security And Defense analyst, Mick Mulroy for more on this. Mick, Ukraine has been defending its own territory against Russia for more than 2 years now. So how big of a deal is it for them to now go on the attack in Russia.

And why was this such a surprise?

Oh, Dan, I think the idea here is you're never gonna succeed, without going off the offensive, quite frankly. And this this might have been a surprise, but that's good for the Ukrainians. It shows our operational security but it really does several things for them. It shows the Russian leadership that they are vulnerable and that this work can come to their country. So it's not just in Ukraine.

It also will tie up a lot of Russian forces that will then not be used in Ukraine. And then lastly, it does, really, show how vulnerable Russia is. It can control this, major gas pipeline into Europe, Russia's primary and almost solely economy. It's oil and gas. So this does several things for the Ukrainians It is a bold move, but quite frankly, it was needed, and it shows that Ukraine is willing to do what's necessary to win this conflict.

Now Ukraine seems to be hinting that the goal of this assault was to strengthen Ukraine's position in a negotiation. What do you make of that strategy?

Well, it will do that. I mean, the more they can actually take and actually hold of Russia, that just puts them in a better bargaining position. They can give back part of, Russia if they can hold it, and that's a big end. To and and for Russia, conceding part of Ukraine, and it is ultimately going to be in with a negotiated settlement unless Ukraine loses. So this really shows that Ukraine's in it to win this.

And they're they understand that they cannot just, basically not, fail. They they actually go on the offensive and put the the dilemma back on Russia, and I think that's what this is intended to do.

And president Vladimir Putin's now promising to retaliate. So what are you expecting to see in response here? And how could this thing this whole move changed the trajectory of this war.

Well, I don't know what else he could do. He's essentially attacking civilians cities, infrastructures with no concern at all for the Ukrainian people. So it's a threat, but it's a threat that he's already doing. From the Ukrainian perspective, this shows that they can actually take it into Russia. And I know that the Russian people are not gonna immediately say, oh, this is terrible and we quit.

But it does show the the Russian people that Ukrainians are in this for the long haul, and they're gonna win. That's why they're doing this. Every opportunity to make sure they turn this around.

Alright. ABC News National Security And Defense analyst, McMullroy. Thank you. And the IDF says it has struck a number of Hezbollah terror infrastructure sites in Southern Lebanon overnight. This is troops are moving forward with in Raffa And Central Gaza.

ABC's foreign correspondent, Tom Sufi Birge joins me from Tel Aviv with more on that. Hi, Tom. What are you seeing, there in hearing about these latest developments in Lebanon?

Hey, Tom. Yeah. Bring you the latest on Gaza first, then we'll get into Lebanon. And we're getting a lot of reports of Israeli military attack activity across the Gaza Strip today and medical sources in Gaza are telling ABC news that so far, today, more than 50 people have been killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza City in the north, we know Israel has struck 2 schools, at least 12 people killed in those strikes according to Gaza civil defense. The Israeli military says those 2 schools are being used by Hamas's commander control centers.

The IDF also telling civilians in certain parts of Southern Gaza to move ahead of more military operations. And it's true, Diane, Israel's war in Gaza has been overshadowed this week by the threat of strikes by Iran and or by Hezbollah after those 2 assassinations in Tehran and Beirut, and we're still seeing a very tense situation up on Israel's northern border with Lebanon and Israeli defense officials telling Israel is preparing for multiple scenarios, but that official also appearing to draw a potential red line saying we don't want escalation or a wider war, but we will not tolerate attack against our citizens, we got a bit of an insight earlier also into the type of pressures prime minister Netanyahu is under right now. The US calling on him and Hamas hit on him and hamas to reach a cease far deal in Gaza, but his security minister, far right mem member of his government, is sort of cryptically suggesting that Israel should carry preemptive strike, although it's not clear whether he's calling on a preemptive strike against Iran or against Hezbollah. Diane?

Foreign correspondent, Tom Sufi Birridge in Tel Aviv. Thank you, Tom. And tropical storm Debbie's now heading up the East Coast after making landfall for a second time. Debbie came ashore overnight near Bulls Bay South Carolina. So the storms blamed for at least 6 deaths.

At least 3 tornadoes touched down in North Carolina, damaging several homes, a school, and a church in Wilson County. Our extreme weather team has it all covered meteorologist Melissa Griffin standing by with the forecast, and Tamara Scott of our ABC Station in Raleigh is in Riceville Beach, North Carolina Anna. Tamara, what are you seeing there? What's the damage like and how are conditions now?

Hey. Good morning, Diane. Yeah. We're here Ridesville Beach right by the Johnny Mercer Pier, which is an icon for the people who are from here. And this is what Debbie left overnight.

Take a look here. This is iconic sign, the Johnny Mercer Fisher Fishing Pier. It's been up here for decades. This is what people look for when they're touring coming down here to visit. This is what the locals here know and have come to us.

So this has been really heartbreaking. We've seen a lot of people come out here looking at the sign, taking pictures, trying to get a look at it. Now we're gonna walk up the beach here because I wanna show you see all the sand that's here. This is normally just a regular sidewalk here, but because of the high winds that have come through here all morning line, it's now completely full here. And if you look off in the distance there, you can see how intense those waves are right now.

This is how it's been all morning. There have been open goes my hat. This all intense, the wind is right now. My hat completely falls off as soon as you get here down to the water. You can see how high those waves are.

Now I know you see the sign here. Is a very small tight knit community here. These are people that love each other that come out here every morning to remake that sign, and it stood the winds here so far. So there's a lot going on, a lot of heavy winds. There was a lot of rain that's calmed down for now, but we know that a lot of the neighboring counties were going through of those tornado warnings this morning.

That's calm down here. So so far so good right now. Back to you, Diane.

Glad to hear that Tamara. And and, Melissa, Debbie's expected to hammer the East Coast with rain over the next couple of days. So what's the latest on that track?

Right, Diane. Debbie far from over, even after its second landfall, you could see we have flood was extending all the way into Western New York now. But look at the tornado That continues into the afternoon for places like Virginia Beach, Raleigh, back through Moorhead City. That's where we have those bands coming on. Very heavy rain, but also the potential for tornadoes.

Usually with tornadoes in a tropical system, they're weak, but still can pack a punch. Now look at this track. We're gonna be watching Debbie weekend pretty rapidly because now it's over land. But what's not going to weaken is the tropical moisture within Debbie. So really going to be a huge rainmaker up and down the East Coast as we head into the weekend.

Now let's time it out for you. You could see the really heavy rain this afternoon is going to be from Charlotte to Raleigh, making its way up into Roanoke. So Western Virginia is what I'm really worried about when it comes to the potential for flooding today. That's where there is a high risk in some of these areas for flooding. We'll take it to Thursday night.

That's tonight. Anywhere west of Baltimore in DC, you're gonna look at West Virginia into parts of Roanoke up through creeping into Pennsylvania. That's where the heavy rain is tonight. And then by tomorrow morning, it really starts to make its way into the northeast. So we have a significant flood threat for the northeast, especially the interior portions of the area.

Syracuse Williamsport State College back through Washington, DC in Baltimore. It makes its way to New York City by Friday evening. So we're starting off the weekend quite wet. All because of tropical storm Debbie. Diane?

Tamara Scott Melissa Griffin. Thank you both.

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Welcome back to ABC News Live. 1st, 2 astronauts from Boeing Skylar waiting a decision on when they can return home from space. After 9 weeks on the International Space Station, NASA now says mechanical shoes with the starliner could turn their planned 8 day mission into 8 months. Former astronaut Katie Coleman is here with Moore. Katie, thanks for being here.

First, I just wanna get your reaction. When you found out these astronauts who set off for the ISS for 8 days, could end up stuck there for 8

months. Jealous.

You know, I I mean, I I mean, you know, I mean, we're of course, thinking about safety. And I say we, but I'm retired from NASA, but I loved living on the space station. And, actually, I signed up for the year long mission that they might feet hit the ground after being up there 6 months. It's an amazing I mean, we're about the mission in Sunny and Butch and that whole crew up there and the team on the ground. I mean, that's what they're looking at.

And you look at that picture of them in the airlock, and in those spacesuits is Mike and Tracy. And Do those look like faces that are like, oh, when do we get to come home? And and that's I'm gonna tell you that that's real.

Well, but you signed up for a year long mission. Do you mentally prepare when you go on an 8 day 1 that it might turn into an 8 month 1?

Well, I did actually sign up for a 6 month mission and, would have stayed another 6 months. And when I got home, I signed up for the year, but I I didn't get to go. But, you know, I 8 days to 8 months, it is a big, big shift. And at the same time, having to stay longer than you planned, especially on a test mission like this, is is something, I mean, just knowing these 2 people, I mean, we're all 1 big family in in a community. You know, they've they've both lived on the space station.

They both know what it means. They know what it doesn't mean. And and they know that everything that they do up there is is leading us closer to the back to the moon and on to Mars. And so I I do think that, I mean, I'm sure it's hard. I mean, it's actually as much as I love being up there, it is definitely hard.

So it's definitely hard. And at the same time, they know what a difference they are making up there. 2 more people taking this space station to do list in literally decimating it. I mean, it's making literally a whole new world for research on the space station because they're getting rid of all these backlog of tasks that were never quite the hottest ones to do, but, you know, really were necessary. And now they're they're getting done because Sunny and butcher there.

So there's a big upside, and at the same time, I'm sure it's gotta be hard on them.

What about when it comes to supplies and just general logistics? Is the ISS prepared for extended stays like this? For for someone to stay this much

kinds of equations of, you know, how long how long can we have them up there? What are what are gonna be the first things that we run out of it? Will it be food or water or oxygen or you know, what are the things. And now that now they're doing that planning in a different way, there is there is a, you know, just a change in having more people. It takes up more supplies.

But the ground is monitoring that, I'm sure. And and now they're reevaluating And and you have to remember that if they go to this sort of plan that they're looking at, I mean, so they're still planning on bringing Sunny and Butch home on the Starliner if the data speaks to them that it's safe to do. And if not, they're they're trying to put these other plans in place because it takes time to work out the details in them. And some of those details are, what are you gonna run out of?

Alright. Katie Coleman. It's always great to have you on and give us the firsthand perspective on this. Thank you.

Well, thanks a lot.

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Like nearly 11,000,000 other tourists this summer, I landed in Paris ready to take in the iconic sights and culture, the culinary scene, and, of course, the summer game. Here in the city of lights, parisians are known for their impeccable taste and high standards. And to make sure I'm getting it right, we called up an expert. Frasian Cecilia Jordan of Hello French, an online community of 1,500,000 instagram followers, indulging the French.

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Everything is time and enjoying the moment. Yeah. So we take 1 to 2 hour lunch breaks. We do not take our lunch bed on our computer eating a sandwich. We go out, sit, and enjoy it, the art of life.

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They're just open for lunch, and then they will have a break and be open around 7 PM. So in between, this is when you sit at cafe to enjoy your sweets.

So enjoy your sweets. And all sweet Paris has to offer.

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do you think, by Parisians?

I see a lot of enthusiasm of, like, a pride like we were saying. Like, this is our city. Let us show you. Thank you for coming, and we want to welcome you the best way possible.

So 1 hot topic that remains for debate is tipping. And the answer depends on who you ask. Our expert said, yes. Always tip at least 10% But I spoke with the restaurant owner in Nice in the south of France last month who said it's not expected, but nice for really great service. Bottom line, be flexible, be gracious, be willing to embrace the culture wherever you're visiting.

She said that the French like to complain and or rebels, so I think I may be French.

Jeanie. Thank you. Today Norman in Paris for us. And thank you for watching. I'm Diane Maseda.

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those weapons of war that I carried in war is the only place where those weapons were.

What was this weapon that you carried into war given that you abandoned your unit right before they went to Iraq, do not pretend to be something that you're not.

Now former president Trump is set to hold a press conference at Mar a Lago today. White House correspondent at Marielis Parks, joins me for more on that. Marielis, how's the Harris campaign responding to why Wall said, made that comment about carrying a weapon in war if he never saw combat. And how are they responding to JD Vance's attacks yesterday?

Yeah. Dan, we saw a number of Democrats today rushed to Waltz's defense. They were all veterans themselves, and they said that these attacks from Republicans are old and tired They said that it was assigned. The Republican party has no ideas. No vision for the future that they are sort of resorting to these attacks on a veteran's Kern.

Here's what we know. We know that Governor Walter, he was 17 years old, enlisted in the Nebraska National Guard. He then transferred to the Minnesota National Guard. He served 24 years in uniform. He did retire in 2005.

He had deployed before, but never to an active combat zone. 2005, of course, was when the Iraq war was really heating up. And right after he retired, he announced a run for Congress, and he ran really on an anti war platform. When he got to Congress, he was very outspoken against the war in Iraq, and he did chair the Veterans Affairs Committee. The Harris team is really pointing to that work that governor in when he was on Capitol Hill, but also as governor, supporting veterans, supporting veterans benefits, trying to secure additional pay for troops and for veterans.

And they said that, they thank Senator Vance for his service for putting his life on the line that they would never insult or undermine anyone's, American service, that that is the American way to wear the uniform, Diane.

Now former president Trump has not been on this battleground state tour with JD Vans, but he is set to give this press conference in the next few hours. What are you expecting him to say?

But it'll be interesting to see if he continues, this line of attack, the sort of personal attacks that we've seen Vance Lobby against Walt. So and if he continues, any personal attacks against Harris. Of course, Trump was really taking a lot of heat for that. Republicans that we've talked to in Washington are really hoping that instead, Trump will stick to the issues Of course, here at ABC, we are hoping that Trump will commit to that debate, ABC's debate that they had originally, committed to and planned on. So far in the last few weeks.

We've only heard Trump talk about a potential debate with Fox. Harris's team has not committed to that. So a lot of questions, of course, for the former president in this key of the campaign, Diane.

Yeah. And Mary Alice Vance has also been going after Harris and Walsh for not doing more press conferences, not taking questions directly from the media. Any more on

that, Look, we're members of the press. We want more press conferences too. We want as many interviews as possible. I think that this will continue to be sort of a refrain from both sides. Everyone looking for more opportunities, to sort of poke at each other's records to get tough policy questions to both campaigns.

Again, it's a big part of why we are looking for them to commit to that debate, to more debates. We are always gonna be on the side of more to people, to candidates, especially candidates that are seeking the highest office, Diane.

Alright. White House correspondent, Mary Ellis Parks. Thank you. And the death toll is rising as tropical storm. Debbie heads up the East Coast.

Debbie made landfall for the second time overnight near Bulls Bay, California, Carolina rather. Bools Bay, South Carolina. At least 3 tornadoes touched down in North Carolina, damaging several homes, a school, and a church, Now 1 person has been found dead inside a tornado damaged home in North Carolina, bringing the storm's death toll to at least 7. Jimmy's price of our ABC Station in Raleigh is showing us some damage in Wilson County.

We're in Wilson County in the town of Glaucoma where there is an active search for a man believed to be inside this home, have 3 search and rescue teams on the ground trying to find this man The home has been leveled. It's supposed to be 2 stories, but now it is 1. So all hands on deck as they try to find this man inside. Now this is just 1 of a handful of homes that sustained significant damage during those early morning storm several homes also on this road with the roof blown off. And where we are located right now is about 2 minutes away from that school that middle school that sustained significant damage also in the town of LUKoma, where the roof was also blown off of that building And you could see inside desk, air conditioning duct, as well as the installation from inside the building.

But right now, All eyes are on this home as the search continues for the man believed to be inside. Diane?

Alright, Jimmy's Price. Thank you. Let's bring in ABC News meteorologist Melissa Griffin. Melissa, what's the latest on

the storms truck? Diane, I wanna point out that a new flood watch has been issued now for Vermont parts of New England all the way across New York and right down to the Carolinas where we can find Debbie right now. There's the tornado watch that remains in effect for at least the next hour. We'll see if they extend that because I've still seen warnings continuing to pop up along these bands that are also bringing extremely heavy rain. 1 to 2 inch power rainfall rates, which is why we have the really high risk for flash flooding.

Look at how heavy it remains right through the afternoon. Here in pink, that's the highlighted risk for the high risks. That includes parts of Raleigh, Greensboro, North Carolina up to Roanoke. Western Virginia is where I'm most concerned as head until later this afternoon into the evening for extremely heavy rain and the potential for catastrophic flooding. Now the significant flood risk will move into parts of the fees as we head throughout the day tomorrow.

Parts of Central PA, much of upstate New York and, of course, including Vermont where they just issued that new flood watch as well. So let's time that out for you as we head into tomorrow for the northeast. You're gonna see this band that stretches all the way down even to Virginia Beach still by Friday morning 9 AM. DC, Baltimore State College right up to Western New York. It all moves right into Philly, New York City and up into New England on Friday evening.

Thankfully, Diane, it all moves out. By Saturday morning. Lisa Griffin. Thank you.

And the special counsel investigating Hunter Biden says a Romanian oligarch paid the president's son to influence US policy. Prosecutors alleged hunter tried to conceal the true nature of the work he was performing for the wealthy Romanian while his father was vice president. Senior investigative correspondent, Erica Turzky, has the latest.

There are no new charges here, but this is the closest federal prosecutors have come to President Biden to his sons, foreign business affairs. Special Counsel David Weiss accused Hunter Biden of accepting about a $1,000,000 from a Romanian businessman who was attempting to UNTS policy and public opinion, while Joe Biden was vice president. In a new court filing, the special council said Hunter Biden, 2 associates were hired in 2015 by Gabriel Papavishi, a Romanian Real Estate tycoon, who was facing corruption charges in his home country and wanted the US to intervene. The filing said Hunter Biden was concerned, lobbying work might cause political ramifications for his father. So the payment was structured in a way that concealed the true nature of the he was performing.

This all came up, Diane, as part of a tax case scheduled to go to trial in California next month, Hunter Biden did not guilty to charges stemming from $1,400,000 in taxes that went unpaid while he struggled with addiction. He faces no charges of improper foreign lobbying but prosecutors said this evidence shows Biden's mind was clear when he skirted the IRS. Diane?

Senior investigator correspondent, Erin Kotarsky. Thank you. Russian president Vladimir Putin is vowing to retaliate after Ukraine launched its first large scale assault in Russia since the start of the war. Ukraine has been defending its own territory for nearly 2 and a half years Now it's taken the world by surprise with a major incursion into Russia. Ukraine officials say this video shows its troops taking and prisoners.

ABC's Patrick Rival joins me now for more on that story. Patrick, a Russian report now says Ukraine is is expanding its incursion into Russia. So what's the latest?

Hi, Dan. Yeah. We've been trying to follow this major Ukrainian incursion into Russia into Russia's cursed region. And still, Ukrainian officials are almost entirely silent on it, so we've been building a picture by following this pro Kremlin Russian military bloggers, and it appears from what they are describing that this is a large Ukrainian operation involving at least 2 brigades. And as you say, just in the last little while, 1 of these Russian bloggers, 1 of the best known ones, has suggested that the Ukrainians are now expanding the area of control.

They already control several villages in the Cusk region. They've also now pushed it seems up to a village at least 30 kilometers deep inside the Cusk region. At the moment, the fear that some of the Russian bloggers are expressing is that Ukraine is trying to push towards a nuclear power station that is about 80 kilometers from the border. It's still a very long way from where the Ukrainians have reached so far, but that's an alarm that the Russians, the that these Russian bloggers are sounding is still an extremely chaotic picture, but it's clear that this is a major offensive. Nothing like, not like anything we've seen before really by Ukraine into Russia.

Question now, how long can it last? How far can Ukraine get and what will happen in the coming days then?

And, Patrick, in that video, Ukrainian officials say what you're seeing is troops taking Russian soldiers as prisoners. So What does that say about Ukraine's strategy to now be going into Russia and taking prisoners from the country?

Yeah. These are quite amazing pictures really, and they've been geolocated by ABC, and they show dozens of Russian troops being taken prisoner It appears yesterday around the town of of Suja just over the border. And I think it shows, firstly, quite how off guard Russia was caught by this operation how quickly and how successful it was, at least in the initial hours, a large Ukrainian force was able very quickly to take a handful of villagers. It seems now that they've more or less taken this village, Suja, which is 1 of the the the first key villages as you come across the border, they're now trying to push forward Russia's defense ministry is claiming that the situation is under control and that it has stopped Ukraine's advance. But when we look at what's being said by these pro Kremlin military bloggers, a very different picture emerges, it sounds very much like the situation is not at all under Russia's control.

And in fact, that Ukrainian units are continuing to push, are continuing to advance, and it seems to have reached a village even 30 kilometers inside. In terms of strategy, you know, at the moment, many people are trying to understand what is Ukraine's ultimate goal here Is it to try and take territory perhaps to try and trade with Russia in the long term? Is it simply to try and turn the narrative even just to show that Ukraine is no longer entirely on the back foot. Is it to try and seize, territory for trading? These are questions that we ultimately just don't know.

Ukrainian officials are being extremely silent on this at the moment, but for now, of course, many questions, and this is still, obviously, a major major development in this war, Diane.

Patrick Grieville in London Forest. Thank you. And medical sources in Gaza tell ABC News more than 50 people have been killed in Israeli strikes so far today. This has the IDF is advising civilians in certain parts of Southern Gaza to evacuate ahead of more military operations. ABC foreign correspondent, Tom Sophie Biridge is joining me now from Tel Aviv with more on that.

Tom, what's the latest there in Gaza and the IDF call for more evacuations.

Yeah, Dan. We're getting reports of multiple Israeli strikes in multiple areas of the Gaza Strip today. And as you say, more than 50 people killed in those attacks according to medical sources in Gaza. In Gaza city, in the north of the Strip, we know Israel has struck 2 schools at least 12 people killed in those strikes alone according to Gaza Civil Defense. The Israeli military says those 2 schools are being used by Hamas as command and control centers.

And of course, Israel's warning Gaza has been overshadowed, Diane, this week, by the threat of strikes by Iran and or by Hezbollah after those 2 mass nations in Tehran and Beirut. We're still seeing a very tense situation up on Israel's northern border with Lebanon. We just got a statement from Hezbollah announcing their 4th attack of the day. We've seen reports of Israel striking into Southern Lebanon today too. That's a a real pattern we've seen for 9 months, so we're not seeing anything beyond that right now.

Israeli defense official telling us Israel is preparing for multiple scenarios and saying Israel doesn't want escalation or a wider war, but will not tolerate attacks against citizens. I mean, what is clear right now, Diane, is that the Iranian government and hezbollah both face a very difficult decision. They say they will respond However, calibrating any response, so it doesn't result in a much harsher response from Israel won't be easy, Diane?

Foreign correspondent Tom, Sufi Birge, and Tel Aviv. Thanks, Tom. And US unemployment claims dropped last week, but applications remain a little high. The department of labor says jobless claims fell 17,000 to 233,000. That's fewer than 240,000 analysts anticipated.

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Frightening new allegations about the harrowing experience for those 5 people killed aboard the Ocean Gate Titan submersible last June. A family of 1 of the victims filing a $50,000,000 lawsuit claiming long before the Titan was crushed under intense ocean pressure, only 90 minutes into the dive, the crew dropped weight from the submersible indicating they tried and failed to abort the dive altogether. And the lawsuit says by experts reckoning, they would have continued to descend in full knowledge of the vessel's irreversible failures experiencing terror and mental anguish prior to the Titan ultimately imploding.

90 minutes into the dive, there were problems. And and they and the crew knew in the past years probably knew that there were problems because there were all kinds of warnings going off. And that terror that they were feeling in that submersible in that very tight space, knowing that they may die, that is an element of damages that they should be asking the jury for.

The suit was filed by the family of French explorer, Paul Honore, who made 37 previous dives to the Titanic site, they allege Oceangate failed to disclose key facts about the Titan's durability. We run the whole thing with this game controller. The wireless electronic system was faulty, and that controller along with the controls and gages on the vessel would not work without a constant power source. And Diane Oceangate did not respond to request for comment on this lawsuit. Next month, the coast guard will hold public hearings on this catastrophe.

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Trevor Alt. Thank you. And the latest viral weight loss craze is taking social media by storm. So called rice zempic is being touted by some as a low cost alternative to drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. But doctors say not so fast.

ABC's area Russia has the details.

It's the latest weight law fad to land on social media.

Let's make rice Emphic.

Rice Emphic touted as a starchy alternative to prescription drugs like Ozempic, Mountjaro, and Wagove. Hundreds of users posting about the so called hack garnering millions of views on TikTok followers of the internet dubbed rice zempic diet reports soaking rice in hot water and then drinking the leftover liquid with some added lime first thing in the morning, claiming a curbs hunger throughout the day. Dallas mom and beauty influencer Ivana Sunshine says she hopped on the trend to help reduce her mid

I had already used rice water for other things like my skin care and my hair for hair growth. So that was another reason that I didn't think there was any harm in consuming out.

And she says for her, it's making a difference.

It did cut my appetite. I did notice the first day I was paying close attention, but then the following days, I did notice I was eating a lot less.

Health experts say rice water contains resistance start The drink may allow the body to feel full, but that doesn't mean you'll shed pounds safely or sustainably, like an approved weight loss medication.

The medication kind of shuts off part of the appetite center in your brain. Short term and long term, we don't have any data that these resistant starches are gonna help people lose weight and definitely not a clinically meaningful amount of weight.

Doctors urging caution.

If you want to maintain or lose weight, The key really is to eat a balanced diet of largely fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts, seeds, legumes, and to try to get at least a 150 minutes of exercise a week.

And doctors say bottom line, fad diets come and go, but for people who have struggled to lose weight for years, doctors say the best thing to do is to work out a program with your health care provider come up with a plan for some weight loss medications can help achieve that long term goal along with exercise and nutritious balanced food. Diane?

Aria Rheshev. Thank you. And doctors say the best way to achieve long term weight loss is to work with a health care provider to come up with a specific plan. Coming up, meeting the new moms of team USA. We are headed to Paris after the break.

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Welcome back to ABC News Live. The fastest man on Earth will be showing his speed on the track today at the Paris Olympics. Noah Liles is running in a 200 m finals as team USA goes for another gold in women's basketball. And 1 of those athletes will have her 2 year old daughter cheering her on from the stands. Just 1 of the many women showing their strength as Olympians and moms during this year's game.

ABC's Maggie Rue has more.

WNBA star, Nafisa Colier, defending gold with her 2 year old daughter, Mila, buyer's side.

Hi, Maggie. Hi, Maggie. Yeah.

Stifel Chase Racer, Marissa Howard, qualifying for her first ever Olympics only after she gave birth to her now 2 year old son, Kai.

I'm about to go watch mommy.

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the bus to go watch momma run?

Oh, wow.

And Fencer Nana Hafes competing in the games while 7 months pregnant. Mom's strength is winning gold at these Olympics.

I believe in the mom's strength, you know, I believe that we figure things out. We are always doing complicated, complex things. We are you know, having to navigate so many challenges and changes. And I think when you do come back to the thing you did before, you're like, okay. That wasn't that bad.

Allison Felix may have retired from the sport, but now the most decorated track and field Olympian of all time, fresh traded by her own experiences as an athlete and mom is working with Pampers to create the first ever family space in the Olympic village. What else can help make sure that female athletes stay in the game?

My desire is just for them to be able to have the choice. If they choose parenthood, they'll be supported throughout.

Moms like Nafisa. A lot of women myself included, you know, can be scared to have a baby in the middle of their careers because they're not sure what that life is going to look like.

My life looks a lot different than it used to, obviously. It just changes your entire perspective on life in the game. I'm playing more freely, it feels like, more aggressively just because I'm not living and dying by, like, what's happening on the court.

Marissa Tappy into that same mom strength on the track.

Like, Wow. That race was not painful compared to what I went through in having him.

I think it just naturally builds up like this cals within you that makes you a stronger person. Don't underestimate us.

And Maggie Rulie joins me now from London with more. Maggie, I know you spoke to Allison Felix, and she was name to the IOC's athlete commission. So what's she saying about that new position?

Yeah. Well, then I have to say Allison is so incredible. She's joining this new position, and it She kept through innovating tests. 1 of her greatest passions is making sure that moms and parents can stay in the game even are going through motherhood and dealing with those challenges. And she says a lot of this passion came from her own experiences.

She talks very openly about the difficulties she had when she was pregnant. She went through a very difficult almost deadly pregnancy and birth of her first child. And then when she was an athlete after that, she said it was very challenging. She went to the Olympics. She did meta after becoming a mom, but she said she had to figure out how to do it, what hotels to stay in with her children, how she could keep breastfeeding while she was training.

That there were no plans in place. And so, when she has joined this commission, when she became sort of a name after the Olympics, She decided she wanted to use that that net new power to really empower other moms and parents to to help them be able to keep training throughout pregnancy to keep training after they become moms. And now we're really seeing what's happening at the fruit of her labor, and it's been incredible to watch. And you know, Dan, I also have to mention that, even as she's there working in Paris right now, she's still bombing. She brought her 5 year

old and her 3 month old with her. And Maggie, I know that they've talked about having this new family space in the Olympic village to kind of help parents straddle this this line of meeting the needs of their teams and their families at the same time. What else are athlete parents saying they need during the game?

Well, it's a really great question because 1 of Allison's big missions is to make sure this doesn't just stop at the Olympics. Yes. She wants to build an even bigger family space LA in 4 years for those Olympics, but she wants these spaces to be available in other tournaments and athletic events as well. And another thing she's really pushing for is it to go beyond family spaces, to really encounter encapsulate all of what athletes need. So things like sponsorships as well, you know, Allison was really outspoken during some of her sponsorship deals with Nike.

She really fought to have maternity leave covered during those sponsorship deals. And so I think for athletes going forward, that's something that they're gonna wanna consider how can maternity and paternity be covered for these athletes to make sure they can stay in the game. Thing.

And, Maggie, I know it's not just the athletes boasting that mom's strength. You have been traveling all over the world with your own baby bump I might add and doing it with so much praise.

I'm not sure if you can see it right now.

Let's see.

Let's see. Yeah. Love it.

So, Matt, Great to see you doing well, and thanks for all the work you're doing. Mom's strength indeed. And thanks to you for watching. I am Diane Maseda the news. Never and neither do we.

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Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Eunice is set to take office late today promising to restore order, saying Bangladesh is a family, and we have to unite it. More than 300 people have died in weeks over protests over now former prime minister Xi Casina's policies, including a quota system for government jobs and alleged human rights of uses, corruption, rigged elections, and a brutal crack down on her opponent. New Orleans residents are being told to boil their water because of a mylar balloon. Energy utility says the balloon hit a power line briefly knocking out power to a water plant and causing a drop in water sure. 1 worker was seriously injured trying to get the pumps running again.

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They're the 1st pant is at the zoo since 2019, and the hope is that they will parent a new generation. And we're learning new details after Taylor Swift's canceled 3 shows in Vienna due to an alleged terror plot. 2 suspects are now in custody in officials say the concrete threat was minimized, but Taylor's team wasn't taking any chances. Foreign correspondent Maggie Rueley has the latest.

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Authorities say they've targeted a terror plot targeting Taylor Swift's ARRIS Tour leaving the Grammy Award winning singer with no choice but to cancel her upcoming shows in Vienna. Austrian police arresting 2 suspects, Wednesday, after officials say they made detailed plans for an attack after being radicalized online. Sources telling ABC News US intelligence found a pledge to terror group Isis K from at least 1 of the suspects in July on a messaging app. Authorities say they're testing chemicals removed from the back home for possible explosives.

I live in Washington, City, and we were on a request to go to Austria just realized that the 2 of the tour is canceled, and I've been waiting for this tour. This is supposed to be my safe time for him to get to get all these canceled.

Fans crushed after Swift's team releasing a statement just hours before the 1st night's concert, saying we have no choice, but to cancel the 3 schedule shows for everyone's safety after Austrian Police said that an abstract danger remained.

Hey. You see your flight. And we just heard that the counselors are canceled because of safety reasons.

Did you hear that the show got canceled? And I was like, what? No. Jerry Smith and her 6 year old daughter flying to Austria from Chicago to see the star for significantly cheaper than in the states.

I'm just devastated for my daughter, but she was upset, and then we were talking about the reason why, you know, in the most gentle manner that it could.

Swift has been on her global ARRIS tour since 2023. Selling out stadiums worldwide. With these next 3 shows expected to draw 65,000 people a night, and an additional 15000 people outside the stadium. We have called some Days ago that Swiftstop in Munich, Germany, 40,000 fans listening to the 3 hour show on the hills next to the stadium. Although sources say investigators do not believe the alleged plot was directed by Isis operatives.

Oh my god.

The group has claimed responsibility for attack at concerts before. In March, a gunman killed 60 people in Moscow. And in 2017, a suicide bomber killed 22 outside Ariana Grande's concert in Manchester.

And Maggie really joins me now from London. Maggie, what's the latest on the operation that led to these arrests? And what have we today about some of the details of this alleged plot.

Hey, Danny. Austrian authorities today released some new details. They they said they detained 3 teenagers, a 15 17 and 19 year old's men. The oldest 2 have been arrested That 19 year old is an Austrian citizen. They believe he's the main suspect.

He has given a full confession. The 17 year old though is very interesting. They believe that he worked for a company that was providing services to the Taylor Swift concert that he actually would have been there that night. And now, Diane, the big question is how much insider knowledge did he have? How bad could this attack have been?

It's believed that both of those young men, their plan of this attack was to use knives and explosives to kill as many people as possible outside of the arena. Again, luckily, this was thwarted before any of that could happen, but a really real threat, Diane.

And Maggie Taylor Swift's team have promised a a full refund for all the tickets to these Vienna shows, but what about the other European dates? What are officials doing to keep them safe?

Well, Diane, this is the big question now. And and what we know at this point is that all of the rest of her shows in Europe are planned to go on, including her final performance here in London next week. They are assured that these are safe and the press are just today. They said they don't seem to be any threats to any future shows for Taylor Swift. But, you know, Diane, I think the big question here is, how do we keep soft targets like concerts safe?

They are constantly an under threat we do know that police have said they can bring out extra security, extra searches, bomb sniffing dogs, but you have to imagine this will be weighing on people's mind as they attend not just Taylor's concert, but other concerts going forward.

Now, Maggie, many Americans traveled to Europe just to see these shows. How are they to the cancelations?

Yeah. I mean, we just saw, you know, in that piece, the 6 year old that was told she can't go to the show obviously, a lot of people are heartbroken. They've spent a lot of money. They traveled all the way to Vienna. And, you know, I I have seen people coming together.

A 1 post online, Diane, of a mom saying, reaching out saying any other swifties in Vienna, do you still wanna get together, explore the city and trade friendship bracelet So, hopefully, we do see people making the most of the situation and and making sure that they can still find some some joy, being in Vienna altogether like this Diane.

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hope they're able to make the best of it and still get that trip. Maggie, thank you. And today marks 1 year since the stating fires on Maui that killed 102 people and ravaged the town of Lahaina. Our series, Maui Strong has been tracking the rebuilding process us. And our Becky Whirley who grew up on Maui is there with a look at the progress in 1 of the most historic and culturally significant towns in America.

1 year from the fires above Lahaina surveying the progress and the exclusive right along with the mayor of Maui County, Richard Bissen, the US Army Corps of Engineers, and famed watermen and Lahaina organizer are Chiqualepa.

Getting a a bird's eye view and seeing progress. It gives people hope. It gives people the idea that maybe I can go home soon.